The region around Bahir Dar (1.880m) at Lake Tana in Ethiopia´s northeast is referred to as “Tuscany of Ethiopia” because of the warm climate as well as its idyllic location at the southern end of the country’s largest lake. More than half a million people are living in Bahir Dar today, making their living with […]
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Addis Ababa
Today, Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa is one of the fastest growing cities on earth with around 4.5 to 5 Million inhabitants. It has been Emperor Menelik II who had founded Addis Ababa in 1889 and made it the capital by moving from nearby Entoto hill down to the plains. But it was only after the […]
Ethiopia from above – Äthiopien von oben
With more than a hundred Million inhabitants in a country of 1.1 Million square kilometres in size, Ethiopia is one of the most populous countries on the continent, and since Eritrea gained its independence in 1993, it is the most populous landlocked state on the planet. Great parts of Ethiopia are highland over 2.000 m […]
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