Yeka (
Amharic
Amharic is an Ethio-Semitic language, which is a subgrouping within the Semitic branch of the Afroasiatic languages. It is spoken as a first language by the Amhara people, and also serves as a lingua franca for all other metropolitan populati ...
: የካ ክፍለ ከተማ) is a
district
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(sub-city) of
Addis Ababa
Addis Ababa (; ,) is the capital city of Ethiopia, as well as the regional state of Oromia. With an estimated population of 2,739,551 inhabitants as of the 2007 census, it is the largest city in the country and the List of cities in Africa b ...
,
Ethiopia
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.
[ 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,
Arada,
Kirkos and
Bole.
List of places
* Abado Project 13
* Adwa Dildiy Condominium
* Ayat Real Estate Development
* Balderas Condominium
* Signal
Admin Level: 11
* Beg Tera
* Kara
* Kara Alo
* Kebena
* Kotebe
* Megenagna
* Sunshine Real Estate
* Yedejazmach Alula Irsha
Personalities
*
Girma Wake (born 1943), businessman
Chaka Project
On 21 May 2022, Prime Minister
Abiy Ahmed launched a project known as the
Chaka Project that aims to clear forest areas and build national palaces, houses, artificial lakes, roads and other infrastructure. Comprising 503 hectares, it is the largest project after the
Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), costing 49 billion
ETB funded by the
United Arab Emirates
The United Arab Emirates (UAE), or simply the Emirates, is a country in West Asia, in the Middle East, at the eastern end of the Arabian Peninsula. It is a Federal monarchy, federal elective monarchy made up of Emirates of the United Arab E ...
. It is now under construction.
References
External links
*
Districts of Addis Ababa
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