1. Reginal Governments
(Government and politics/Administration)

There are nine regional governments that are demarcated linguistically and two self-governing city administrations. There are nine regional governments that are demarcated linguistically and two self

2. Clothing: Muslims
(Culture/Costumes)

... Another variation is dresses worn over pants, tapering towards the ankles, all of them carefully embroidered with multicolored thread and glittering, circular beads. ...

3. Adama / Nazareth
(Cities/Nazreth / Adama)

...top and back in a day. One of the crossroads of Adama leads out of the town to the hot springs of Sodere, located some 27 km from Adama, with its two naturally heated swimming pools. Sodere, borde...

4. Harar
(Cities/Harar)

... Dakar, site of an older nearby settlement. Amir ruled for a very short period of five years and was murdered by Ahmed Ibrahim al Ghazi, popularly known as Ahmed the Left-Handed (Grang). The credit of...

5. Dire Dawa
(Cities/Dire Dawa)

Next to Addis Ababa, perhaps, Dire Dawa is the most cosmopolitan city in Ethiopia and a melting pot of both traditional and contemporary cultures, founded in 1902, when the construction of the only ra

6. Camping
(Nature/Geography)

Camping in Ethiopia is just about the only way to visit the most beautiful, undeveloped and unspoiled areas of the country, whether in the national parks or other rural areas. Regarding m

7. Geography
(Nature/Geography)

... sea level of 1800 to 2400 meters (6000 to 8000 feet). It enjoys a mild climate throughout the year. Bordered by the Sudan, Kenya, Somalia, Djibouti and Eritrea, Ethiopia is a landlocked country havin...

8. Clothing: Christians
(Culture/Costumes)

... and differently fashioned capes and brimless, flat-topped and round hats. Gorgeously colored and embroidered umbrellas are held above the heads of priests and deacons during church services. Partic...

9. Clothing: Highlanders
(Culture/Costumes)

...haric by the name shemmane (weavers). The kemis is a full-length, plain or (usually) colorfully embroidered dress worn by women. The net'ela, a single-ply, about 1? x 2? meters square, lightweight s...

10. Administration
(Category Blog)

...ated regional states (among them the city-state of Harer) and two metropolitan regions (Addis Ababa and Dere Dawa) have their own autonomous councils and hold their own elections. The region are demar...