Explore Addis Ababa

1.    1   ABOUT THE BLOGGER Name ; - Minyamir Asrat Eneyew Profession ; - Tour Operator & Tourist Guide Qualification ; - B.A Degree in Tourism MGT from University of Gondar. Work Experience ; - Working for one of the pioneer, leading and reputable tour operator company in Ethiopia known as www.greenlandethiopia.com for the last three years as a booking head, Executive sales and reservation agent at Green Land Tours and Hotels head office in Addis Ababa for Swaynes Hotel in Arbaminch and Evangdi Lodge in Turmi, Tour Expense and Budget supervisor and flight schedule attendant and air port transfer agent 1.    2 Service The official name of my blog page is A Guide in Addis Ababa and blogger address is visitaddisababa.blogspot.com I am a professional English speaking city guide available in Addis Ababa. My pioneer purpose of creating this blogger page is to post all necessary, relevant and updated information for my v...

  ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA Addis Ababa ( Amharic : አዲስ አበባ ? Addis Abäba , IPA:  [adˈdis ˈabəba]  ( listen ) , “new flower”; Oromo : Finfinne , [3] [4] [fɪnˈfɪ́n.nɛ́] "Natural Spring(s)"), sometimes spelled Addis Abeba (the spelling used by the official Ethiopian Mapping Authority ), is the capital city of Ethiopia . Founded in 1886, it is the largest city in Ethiopia, with a population of 3,384,569 according to the 2007 population census with annual growth rate of 3.8%. This number has been increased from the originally published 2,738,248 figure and appears to be still largely underestimated. [2] [5] As a chartered city ( ras gez astedader ), Addis Ababa has the status of both a city and a state . It is where the African Union is and its predecessor the OAU was based. It also hosts the headquarters of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and numerous other continental and international organizations. Addis Ababa is therefore often...