° Debre Zeyit in Ethiopia (The State of Oromia)

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Debre Zeyit in The State of Oromia with its 104,215 habitants is located in Ethiopia - roughly 28 mi (or 44 km) South-East of Addis Ababa, the seat of the Ethiopian government.

Local time in Debre Zeyit is 12:56 AM (Friday). The local timezone is "Africa / Addis Ababa" with an UTC/GMT offset of 3 hours.

Welench'iti, Sire, Nazret, Mojo, Genet, Ch'efe Donsa, Asela, Ak'ak'i Besek'a, Addis Ababa and Adam Tere are destinations relativly nearby and could be interesting to discover when around.

According to our records, there are 2 airports in the nearby. The closest airport is Bole Airport with a distance of 20.2 mi (or 32.6 km) south-east of the centre of Debre Zeyit. Have a look at our dedicated picture album to get an idea of what this places is like. What's it like right now? View our selection of of local online cameras. Need a few ideas for finding things to see and want to get to know more about this place? Check the related Debre Zeyit attractions page. The same applies for local events and videos.

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Sightseeing & Attractions

Debre Zeyit: : "Debre Zeyit" (also transliterated "Debre Zeit"; Ge'ez ደብረ ዘይት; Amharic "Mount of Olives") is a town of Ethiopia, lying south east of Addis Ababa. It is also known by the Oromo name, "Bishoftu", which was its name until 1955.[http://130.238.24.99/library/resources/dossiers/local_history_of_ethiopia/d/ORTDEB2 ...
Distance to Debre Zeyit: 0 mi West - Coordinates (Lat/Lng): 8.75, 38.98

Events & Activities

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12:00 AM: Ethiopia Food & Beverage Expo

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12:00 AM: Visitor Registration

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Near Cities & Places
Welench'iti
Sire
Nazret
Mojo
Genet
Ch'efe Donsa
Asela
Ak'ak'i Besek'a
Addis Ababa
Adam Tere
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Bordering Countries
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Kenya
Sudan
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Djibouti

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Travel Information

Here are some basic travel facts about Debre Zeyit in a single report for your convenience.

Population:: 104,215
Languages spoken:: Amharic, English, Oromo, Tigrinya, Somali, Somali
Local electricity:: 220V - 50Hz
Mobile phone / cellular frequencies:: 900 Mhz
Decimal Coordinates:: 8.750 and 38.983 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:: N 8° 45' 0" and E 38° 58' 59"
Distance from Capital:: 28 miles (or 44 kilometres) South-East
Closest Airports:: Bole Airport; Jigiga Airport
Currency and Currency Code:: Birr - ETB
Local Time: 12:56 AM (Friday): UTC/GMT offset: 3 hours; Timezone: Africa / Addis Ababa
Sunrise and Sunset:: 6:06 am and 6:35 pm

Did you know? ...

Debre Zeyit is known by different spellings and names throughout the world. These are the ones we know of.

Biscioftù, Bishoftu, Debra Zeit, Debre Zeit, Debre Zeyt