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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Tourism

Addis Ababa Tourism

Sometimes referred to as the capital of Africa, Addis Ababa is a buzzing hub of economic, social and political activity and home to such notable offices as the Organization of African Unity and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa. The diversity of its people is reflected in the many churches, mosques and museums, including the Ethiopian National Museum which houses the fossilized skeleton of Dinkinesh, or Lucy, the Australopithecine discovered in the area in the 1970s.
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Jun
67°F 19°C
56°F 13°C
Jul
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55°F 12°C
Aug
64°F 17°C
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Sep
66°F 18°C
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Oct
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Nov
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52°F 11°C
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“Addis Ababa” JourneyMart.com
“Lost and Found” Travel + Leisure
“Ethiopia” JourneyMart.com
“Where the Dinner Table Is an Altar of Thanks” New York Times (free registration required)
“Ethiopia Opens Its Doors, Slowly” New York Times (free registration required)
“Monks, myrrh & mystery” Sydney Morning Herald
“Into Ethiopian Air” Washington Post (free registration required)
“Into Ethiopian Air” Washington Post (free registration required)
“An African Dream” iAfrica.com
“Hamer cow-jumping ceremony” TheTravelRag
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Red Terror Martyrs Memorial Museum
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Ethnological Museum
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