Were Īlu
in Amhara, Ethiopia

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Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
10.590 and 39.438 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 10° 35' 22" and E 39° 26' 15"
Currency and Currency Code:
Birr - ETB
Spoken languages:
Amharic, English, Oromo, Tigrinya, Somali
Local electricity:
230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
Local Time: 12:28 PM (Saturday)
Timezone: Africa/Addis_Ababa
UTC/GMT offset: 3 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
6:28 am and 5:59 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-9.383 and -140.038 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Hakamui
References
This place on Wikipedia
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Current travel safety evaluation for Ethiopia in Eastern Africa

Safety Score: 3,5 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning please reconsider your need to travel to Ethiopia.

Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Ethiopia. Last Update: 2024-08-13 08:21:03

Touring Were Īlu

Were Īlu in Amhara with it's 7,636 residents is a town located in Ethiopia about 118 mi (or 190 km) north-east of Addis Ababa, the country's capital place.

Time in Were Īlu is now 12:28 PM (Saturday). The local timezone is named Africa / Addis Ababa with an UTC offset of 3 hours. We know of 8 airports nearby Were Īlu. The closest airport in Ethiopia is Combolcha Airport in a distance of 39 mi (or 62 km), North-East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).

There are two Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in Ethiopia is Lower Valley of the Awash in a distance of 85 mi (or 137 km), North-East.

Being here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Addis Ababa, Semera, Bahir Dar, Dire Dawa and Mek'ele. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 22°C / 72 °F

Morning Temperature 12°C / 54 °F
Evening Temperature 17°C / 62 °F
Night Temperature 14°C / 56 °F
Chance of rainfall 0%
Air Humidity 22%
Air Pressure 1019 hPa
Wind Speed Gentle Breeze with 8 km/h (5 mph) from West
Cloud Conditions Broken clouds, covering 52% of sky
General Conditions Broken clouds

Sunday, 8th of December 2024

21°C (70 °F)
14°C (57 °F)
Scattered clouds, gentle breeze.

Monday, 9th of December 2024

22°C (72 °F)
15°C (59 °F)
Sky is clear, gentle breeze, clear sky.

Tuesday, 10th of December 2024

22°C (71 °F)
15°C (59 °F)
Sky is clear, gentle breeze, clear sky.

Attractions and noteworthy things

Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.

Were Ilu

Were Ilu (also transliterated Warra Hailu) is a town in north-central Ethiopia. Located in the Debub Wollo Zone of the Amhara Region, this town has a latitude and longitude of {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:10|36|N|39|26|E||| | |name= }}. From the 1870s, Were Ilu had a Thursday market. The Medhane Alem church, dating from at least from the early 1900s, is a notable local landmark. Empress Zewditu was born at Were Ilu, and Ras Habte Maryam was buried there.

Located at 10.6, 39.4333 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Populated places in the Amhara Region


This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Wereyilu, Wara Hāylu, Ware Ilu, Warra Hailu, Warayelu, Uorra Ilu, Woreyilu, Were Īlu, Uorre Ilu