Yeka (
Amharic: የካ ክፍለ ከተማ) is a
district of Addis Ababa,
Ethiopia
Ethiopia, , om, Itiyoophiyaa, so, Itoobiya, ti, ኢትዮጵያ, Ítiyop'iya, aa, Itiyoppiya officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country in the Horn of Africa. It shares borders with Eritrea to the ...
.
[ demamit Yeka]
. City Government of Addis Ababa.
Geography
The district is located in northeastern suburb of the city. It borders with the districts of
Gullele
Gullele (Amharic: ጉለሌ ክፍለ ከተማ), also spelled Gulele, is a district of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. As of 2011 its population was of 248,865.
Geography
The district is located in northern suburb of the city, near the Mount Entoto and ...
,
Arada
Arada may refer to:
Geography
* Arada, Chad, a town and subprefecture in the department of Biltine in eastern Chad
* Arada (Addis Ababa), one of the 10 subcities of Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia
* Arada, Honduras, a municipality in the Ho ...
,
Kirkos
Kirkos ( Amharic: ቂርቆስ ክፍለ ከተማ), also spelled Kerkos, Kirikos or Cherkos, is a district of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. As of 2011 its population was of 235,441.
Geography
The district is located in the city centre, and borders wit ...
and
Bole.
List of places
* Abado Project 13
* Adwa Dildiy Condominium
* Ayat Real Estate Development
* Balderas Condominium
* Signal
Admin Level: 11
* Ayat
* Beg Tera
* Bole Ayat
* Kara
* Kara Alo
* Kebena
* Kotebe
* Megenagna
* Sunshine Real Estate
* Yedejazmach Alula Irsha
Personalities
*
Girma Wake (born 1943), businessman
Yeka Project
On 21 May 2022, Prime Minister
Abiy Ahmed
Abiy Ahmed Ali ( om, Abiyi Ahmed Alii; am, አብይ አሕመድ ዐሊ; born 15 August 1976) is an Ethiopian politician who has been the 4th prime minister of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia since 2 April 2018. He won the 2019 ...
launched a project known as
Yeka Project that aims to clearance of forest and build national palaces, houses, artificial lakes and road infrastructures. Landed on 503 hectares, it is the largest project after the
Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam
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(GERD), costing 49 billion
ETB funded by the
United Arab Emirates
The United Arab Emirates (UAE; ar, اَلْإِمَارَات الْعَرَبِيَة الْمُتَحِدَة ), or simply the Emirates ( ar, الِْإمَارَات ), is a country in Western Asia ( The Middle East). It is located at t ...
. It is now under construction.
References
External links
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Districts of Addis Ababa
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