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Culture
Ethiopia has a diverse mix of ethnic and linguistic backgrounds. It is a country with more than 80 different ethnic groups each with its own language, culture, custom and tradition.…
Calendar
The Ethiopian calendar is much more similar to the Egyptian Coptic calendar having a year of 13 months, 365 days and 366 days in a leap year (every fourth year)…
Ethiopian Currency
The Ethiopian currency is called Birr and is issued by the National Bank of Ethiopia. One Birr is made up of 100 cents. The Bank notes are in denominations of…
Ethiopia
Ethiopia (Ge'ez ኢትዮጵያ), officially known as the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a country located in the eastern part of Africa. It is the second-most populous nation in Africa, with over 82 million…
Endemic Birds
Stresemann's Bush-Crow (Zavattariornis stresemanni) Brief description: a bare area around the eyes Habitat: common bird in a restricted area of about 2400 square kilometers around Yabelo, Mega and Arero Breeding…
Nech Sar National Park
The park is bordered to the north by Lake Abaya, to the south by Lake Chamo and to the east and west by southern Ethiopian Rift Valley escarpments. The park…
Sanctuaries
Yabello Wild Life Sanctuary Administered by: Oromia Distance from Addis: 570 km Year of establishment: 1986 Area: 2,500 km2 Key Species: Burchell’s Zebra, Ostrich, Borena Gazelle. What’s special about this park? Originally set up to protect…
The National Museum of Ethiopia
The first museum was founded as part of the National Library in 1944, when for the first time an exhibition was opened to the public. In this exhibition few ceremonial costumes…
Important Tips
Addis Ababa: The capital was settled in 1886 and christened by Queen Taytu, consort of Menelik ІІ. The Population according to the last official census was over 3 million. Towns:…
Semien National Park
Registered as World Heritage in 1978 the Semien National Park, Amhara region is a spectacular landscape, where massive erosion over millions of years has created jagged mountain peaks, deep valleys…