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Must-See Places in Addis Ababa

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Must-See Places in Addis Ababa Top places to visit and things-to-see in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Local activities and sites to explore in #Addis #Ababa #City #Tour Itinerary. Places of interest, local things to try and do in visiting Addis Ababa are : - -   Drive to Mt. Entoto – Mt. Entoto is 3,200 meters (about 10,000 feet) above sea level. Entoto Mountain offers a great view of Addis Ababa city. Mount Entoto makes Addis Ababa the highest capital city in Africa and World’s third highest capital city. Woman carrying firewood at Mount Entoto -   Attend a traditional Ethiopian Coffee Ceremony – Coffee, originally discovered from Kaffa area of Western Ethiopia, is enjoyed by locals with a traditional ceremony. Stop along the road and enjoy as a local.  Setting of Ethiopian Coffee Ceremony -    Taste varieties of deliciously hot Ethiopian meals – if you have time to taste Ethiopian meals for lunch, the vegan varieties...

The Ethiopian Flag Day

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THE ETHIOPIAN FLAG Ethiopia is celebrating the 10th National Flag Day on October 16th, 2017 Gregorian calendar ( ጥቅምት 06, 2010 Julian calendar). (Ethiopia has just started its Year 2010 on September 11th, 2017 as it is following the Julian calendar.) The three basic colors of the Ethiopian Flag are Green (top), Yellow (middle) and Red (bottom). Green symbolizes the Land. Ethiopia has a diversified geography with its highest peak of 4,620 meters above sea level (4620 feet asl) at Mount Ras Dashen in the Simien Mountains of Northern Ethiopia, and the lowest point in the African Continent at Dallol (116 meters below sea level or (380 feet bsl) in the Denakil or Afar Depression of North Eastern Ethiopia. Yellow recalls peace and hope. Red at the bottom signifies power, strength and blood. Ethiopia is the only African Nation which was not colonized by the European powers during the Scramble for Africa. At the Battle of Adwa in (March 02, 1896) Ethiopians shed blood to ...