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Railway Stations In Ethiopia
Current railway stations in Ethiopia are served by standard gauge railways of the National Railway Network of Ethiopia which is mostly under construction, except the Addis Ababa–Djibouti Railway. Other stations were built for the in 2018 still operating metre gauge Ethio-Djibouti Railways, although this railway has officially been superseded by the new ''Addis Ababa-Djibouti Railway''. The following list contains dedicated railway stations with at least a single platform for passengers to enter or to leave trains. Train stops on open stretches without platform can outnumber train stops in railway stations by a 2:1 margin, but the former are not included in the lists. The railways usually also have a number of freight yards and dry ports for freight handling, but these are not counted as well. Standard gauge railways Description of railway stations Railway stations mostly have a single platform for passengers to enter or to leave trains. These platforms allow access witho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kombolcha
Kombolcha () is a town and district in north-central Ethiopia. Located in the Debub Wollo Zone of the Amhara Region, it has a latitude and longitude of with an elevation between 1842 and 1915 meters above sea level. Some guide books describe Kombolcha as the twin town of Dessie which lies some to the northwest. History Origins Tadesse Tamrat records that archeologists discovered "some remains of Christian settlements", dated to the late first millennium of the current era. 19th century When the missionary Johann Ludwig Krapf was led as a prisoner from Adare Bille's capital to the Teledere House in April 1843 he had passed through Kombolcha, which he described as a village near the source of the Borkana River. 20th century Kombolcha was described during the Italian occupation as having postal and telephone service, a clinic, a general store, a barrack village of the A.A.S.S., as well as other improvements intended for Italians. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kobo, Ethiopia
Kobo (Amharic ቆቦ ) is a town in northern Ethiopia. Located in the Semien Wollo Zone of the Amhara Region, this town has a longitude and latitude of with an elevation of 1468 meters above sea level. It is the administrative center of Kobo woreda. History Kobo is part of a mid-altitude area which lies between the Ethiopian Highlands to the west and the Afar Depression to the east. In medieval Ethiopia, much of Kobo was part of Angot, a province predominantly inhabited by the Qeda people, who spoke a language similar to Amharic. This area has been involved in disputes between the Christian highlanders and Muslims from the east since the time of the Ifat Sultanate (13th century). Much of the early conflict took place further south on the eastern border of what is now Shewa. However, in the 16th century, the Angot now Raya area was the site of an important conflict in Ethiopian history between the armies of the General of Adal, Ahmad ibn Ibrahim al-Ghazi, known better amongst Et ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karakore
Karakore (sometimes spelled as two words, Kara Kore) is a town in north-eastern Ethiopia. Located in the Semien Shewa Zone of the Amhara Region, this town has a latitude and longitude of with an elevation of 1696 meters above sea level. Passing through the settlement on the main north-south highway in the 1940s, David Buxton described the town as lying to the east of the escarpment of the Ethiopian highlands, and "a district notorious for armed hold-ups on the road." Demographics Based on figures from the Central Statistical Agency in 2005, Karakore has an estimated total population of 7,487 of whom 3,795 were males and 3,692 were females. , Table B.4 The 1994 census reported this town had a total population of 4,311 of whom 1,997 were males and 2,314 were females. It is one of three ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hayk, Ethiopia
Hayq or Haik (Amharic: ሐይቅ) is a town in northern Ethiopia. It is named after Lake Hayq, which lies two kilometers east of the city and is the home of Istifanos Monastery, an important landmark in Ethiopian Church history. Located 28 kilometers north of Dessie in the Tehuledere woreda of the Debub Wollo Zone of the Amhara Region, the town has a latitude and longitude of and an elevation of above sea level. Telephone service reached the town of Hayq at some point between 1954 and 1967."Local History in Ethiopia" (pdf), The Nordic Africa Institute website (last accessed 25 March 2008) Notable landmarks include the churches Hayq Timhirt and [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harewa, Ethiopia
Harewa is a town in eastern Ethiopia. Located in the Shinile Zone of the Somali Region. This town is served by a station on the Ethio-Djibouti Railways. Demographics Based on figures from the Central Statistical Agency in 2005, Harewa has an estimated total population of 1,787, of whom 964 are men and 823 are women. The 1997 census reported this town had a total population of 2,231 of whom 1,245 were men and 986 women. The two largest ethnic groups reported in this town were the Somali (98.74%), and the Amhara (0.76%); all other ethnic groups made up the remaining 0.5% of the residents. Tables 2.4, 2.14 (acce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hara Gebeya
Hara Gebeya is a town in north-eastern Ethiopia. Transport Hara Gebeya is to receive a railway station in one of the new standard gauge railways connecting Addis Ababa with a port at Djibouti Djibouti, ar, جيبوتي ', french: link=no, Djibouti, so, Jabuuti officially the Republic of Djibouti, is a country in the Horn of Africa, bordered by Somalia to the south, Ethiopia to the southwest, Eritrea in the north, and the Red .... References Populated places in the Amhara Region {{Amhara-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Welenchiti
Welenchiti (Amharic: ወለንጭቲ) (also transliterated Wolenchite and Aualancheti) is a town in east-central Ethiopia. Located in the Misraq (East) Shewa Zone of the Oromia Region, this town has a longitude and latitude of and an elevation of 1436 meters above sea level. It is the administrative center of Boset woreda. Demographics Based on figures from the Central Statistical Agency in 2005, Welenchiti has an estimated total population of 20,984 of whom 10,545 were males and 10,439 were females. The 1994 national census reported this town had a total population of 11,732 of whom 5,719 were males and 6,013 were females. Resources Welenchiti is known for agricultural products mainly growing Teff which will be produced in large quantities supplying the region reaching Dire Dawa and Harar in the root to Djibouti. Transpoort Welenchiti is served by a railway station on the Addis Ababa–Djibouti Railway. The town also holds a Saturday livestock market. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dirē Dawa
Dire Dawa ( am, ድሬዳዋ, om, Dirree Dhawaa, 3=Place of Remedy; so, Diridhaba, meaning "where Dir hit his spear into the ground" or "The true Dir", ar, ديري داوا,) is a city in eastern Ethiopia near the Oromia and Somali Region border and one of two chartered cities in Ethiopia (the other being Addis Ababa, the capital). Dire Dawa alongside present-day Sitti Zone were apart of the Dire Dawa autonomous region stipulated in the 1987 Ethiopian Constitution until 1993 when it was split by the federal government into a separately administered chartered city. This was due to the ongoing clashes between the OLF and IGLF and prevented any further escalation. It is divided administratively into two woredas, the city proper and the non-urban woreda of Gurgura. Dire Dawa lies in the eastern part of the nation, on the Dechatu River, at the foot of a ring of cliffs. The western outskirts of the city lie on the Gorro River, a tributary of the Dechatu River. It is l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dewele
Dewele (French ''Douanlé'' or ''Daouenlé'') is a town in Ethiopia, near to the Ethiopia and Djibouti border. Located in the Shinile Zone in the Somali Region the town has a longitude and latitude of with an elevation of 898 meters above sea level. Nearby towns and villages include Dikhil (66 km), Ali Sabieh (17 km), Guelile (7 km) and Assamo (9 km) in Djibouti, and Ferate (11 km) and Lasarat in Ethiopia. Dewele is served by a station on the Addis Ababa - Djibouti Railway as well as on the Ethio-Djibouti Railways. It serves as an official crossing point between Djibouti and Ethiopia, with a customs post. In the mid-1960s, gypsum was excavated near the town, then transported to a factory in Dire Dawa to be used in the manufacture cement and plaster of Paris."Local History in Ethiopia" [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bishoftu
Bishoftu (; ) is a town in central Ethiopia. Located in the East Shewa Zone of the Oromia Region, it sits at an elevation of 1,920 metres (6,300 ft). It was formerly known as Debre Zeyit () however since the late 1990s it has been officially known by the Oromo name, Bishoftu (which translates to "sweetness" or "baked"), which was its name until 1955."Local History in Ethiopia" (pdf) The Nordic Africa Institute website (accessed 7 December 2007) The town serves as the primary airbase of the . Bishoftu is locate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
