WOW!!!!!
Who would ever think THAT was in Ethiopia?!? Well it is! It is called the Blue Nile Falls! It is the 4rth biggest waterfall EVER on the planet!
Here are some facts to get you ready for the Tis Issat, or Smoking Water!!!!!!
This waterfall is also christened as Tis Issat, which means smoking water. Along with being a major tourist attraction, Blue Nile Falls is extensively used generate power in the area. More and more people are visiting this place, providing Ethiopia a great tourist income. It is located on Blue Nile River and is probably the best spot to visit, when in Ethiopia.
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Dire Dawa is one of two chartered cities (astedader akabibi) in Ethiopia (the other being the capital, Addis Ababa). This chartered city is divided administratively into two woredas, the city proper and the non-urban woreda of Gurgura.
Dire Dawa lies in the eastern part of the nation, on the Dechatu River, at the foot of a ring of cliffs that has been described as "somewhat like a cluster of tea-leaves in the bottom of a slop-basin."[2] With a latitude and longitude of 936N 4152E / 9.6N 41.867E / 9.6; 41.867Coordinates: 936N 4152E / 9.6N 41.867E / 9.6; 41.867, this city is the second largest in Ethiopia.
The city is an industrial centre, home to several markets and the Aba Tenna Dejazmach Yilma International Airport. Haramaya University is 40 kilometers away from the city.
Coordinates: 936N 4152E / 9.6N 41.867E / 9.6; 41.867
Country Ethiopia
Region Dire Dawa
Zone Dire Dawa
District Dire Dawa
Government
- Type Chartered City
- Mayor Adem Farah [1]
Elevation 1,708 m (5,604 ft)
Population (2008)
- City 607,321
- Density 4,530/km2 (11,732.6/sq mi)
- Metro 1,274,869
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