Adia Abeba
3 days, 2 nights
Code: PHLETH01YY
Sofia-Adia Abeba-Sofia
1 day. Arrival in Adia Abeba. Accomodation.
2 day. Breakfast. Sightseeing in Adia Abeba.
3 day. Breakfast. Departure for Sofia.
Atlas
Addis Abeba
Addis Ababa (in Amharic means "new flower") is the capital of the African
country Ethiopia. In 2008 living
in the Ethiopian capital 3 147 000 people and is growing by 8% annually.
Located at the foot of Mount Entoto.
Remarkably complete absence of street names in many parts of the city.
Today, here are headquarters of the African
Union and the Economic Commission for Africa United Nations.
It is believed that the city is "Cradle of Mankind,
because here was discovered the oldest human DNA, finding so far.
The city is often referred to as the "Capital of
Africa" because of its long history. Nearly 24% of the country's
urban population lives in stolitsata.
The majority of the population are Christians - 83% after Muslims
(16.2%) and 0.8 percent profess other religions.
In recent years, the city began construction boom - shopping malls
and modern skyscrapers appear in the urban landscape.
Some say it's "spa capital" of Africa. Around the city there
are many cultivated areas on which work coming from the villages
and smaller towns people.
The city is the University of Addis Ababa, which was once told by University
of Haile Selassie I "in honor of the former Emperor of Ethiopia.
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