Tedros Redae
Tedros Redae (born 12 August 1991) is an Ethiopian cyclist. Major results ;2017 :1st Overall Tour Ethiopian Meles Zenawi The Tour Meles Zenawi for Green Development is a cycling race held annually in Ethiopia. It is part of UCI Africa Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing competitions which were introduced in 2005 by the Union Cyclist ... ::1st Stage 4 References 1991 births Living people Ethiopian male cyclists 21st-century Ethiopian people {{Ethiopia-cycling-bio-stub ...
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Jigjiga
Jijiga (, am, ጅጅጋ, ''Jijiga'') is the capital city of Somali Region, Ethiopia. It became the capital of the Somali Region in 1995 after it was moved from Gode. Located in the Fafan Zone with 70 km (37 mi) west of the border with Somalia, the city has an elevation of 1,634 metres above sea level. Jigjiga is traditionally the seat of the Bartire Garad Wiil-Waal of the Jidwaaq Absame. The International airport is named after him. History The region around Jijiga is believed to be associated with the ancient Gidaya state which existed as early as thirteenth century. Jijiga was mentioned by W.C. Barker in 1842 as one of the ''mahalla'' or halting-places of the caravan route between Zeila and Harar. One of the earliest detailed references to Jijiga comes from British hunter Colonel Swayne, who passed through Jijiga in February 1893, which he described as a stockaded fort with a garrison of 25 men next to a group of wells. According to I. M. Lewis, the Dervish in ...
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