Dire Dawa
in Dire Dawa, Ethiopia
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Aba Tenna Dejazmach Yilma International Airport (2 mi) -
Boorama Airport (91 mi) -
Ali-Sabieh Airport (122 mi) - Egal International Airport (152 mi)
- Djibouti-Ambouli Airport (161 mi)
- Tadjoura Airport (167 mi)
- Moucha Airport (172 mi)
- Combolcha Airport (179 mi)
- Harar Jugol, the Fortified Historic Town (Unesco heritage, 27 mi)
- Lower Valley of the Awash (Unesco heritage, 136 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 9.593 and 41.866 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 9° 35' 35" and E 41° 51' 58"
- 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: 07:52 PM (Thursday)
- Timezone: Africa/Addis_Ababa
- UTC/GMT offset: 3 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 6:34 am and 6:14 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -9.740 and -138.923 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Nahoe - References
- This place on Wikipedia
- This place on Geonames.org
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
Discover Dire Dawa
Dire Dawa in Dire Dawa with it's 252,279 citizens is a city in Ethiopia about 216 mi (or 348 km) east of Addis Ababa, the country's capital city.
Local time in Dire Dawa is now 07:52 PM (Thursday). The local timezone is named Africa / Addis Ababa with an UTC offset of 3 hours. We know of 8 airports in the vicinity of Dire Dawa. The closest airport in Ethiopia is Aba Tenna Dejazmach Yilma International Airport in a distance of 2 mi (or 4 km), North. 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 Harar Jugol, the Fortified Historic Town in a distance of 27 mi (or 43 km), South-East.
When in this area, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Harar, Jijiga, Baki, Dikhil and 'Ali Sabieh. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 24°C / 75 °F
| Morning Temperature | 12°C / 54 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 18°C / 65 °F |
| Night Temperature | 16°C / 60 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 19% |
| Air Pressure | 1015 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Moderate breeze with 10 km/h (6 mph) from South |
| Cloud Conditions | Few clouds, covering 14% of sky |
| General Conditions | Few clouds |
Friday, 24th of January 2025
23°C (73 °F)
15°C (60 °F)
Sky is clear, moderate breeze, clear sky.
Saturday, 25th of January 2025
23°C (73 °F)
15°C (60 °F)
Broken clouds, moderate breeze.
Sunday, 26th of January 2025
24°C (75 °F)
17°C (62 °F)
Few clouds, moderate breeze.
Videos from this area
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Delight Hotel Dire Dawa
Delight Hotel Dire Dawa is truly a place of delight. This hotel has made a real difference in the quality and service of the sector.
Babile and on to Dire Dawa Carolerich's photos around Dire Dawa, Ethiopia (babile ethiopia)
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nostalgic- leaving Dire Dawa
This is a film shot from Ethiopian Airlines flight leaving Dire Dawa. Get the aerial views of Dire Dawa town and terrain.
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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.
Dire Dawa
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.
Dechatu River
The Dechatu River is a river of eastern Ethiopia. It rises in the Ahmar Mountains to flow north through the second largest city in the country, Dire Dawa towards the Awash River, entering the city at {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:9|35|N|41|52|E||| |primary |name= }}. It is unclear if either its flow or river bed eventually reach the Awash. The river appears to lose itself in the Cantur Plain (Buren Meda) north of Dire Dawa.
Dire Dawa Stadium
Dire Dawa Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Dire Dawa, Ethiopia. It is currently used mostly for football matches, on club level by Dire Dawa City of the Ethiopian Premier League. The stadium has a capacity of 18,000 spectators. It also hosted six matches during the 1976 African Cup of Nations.
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This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Daredawa, Dirediua, Diré-Daoua, D’ire Daua, Dire Daba, Dirdabò, Dire Dewa, Direaoua, Dirē Dawa, Dire Dawa, ድሬዳዋ, ديرة داوا, דירה דאווה, DIR, 디레 다와, Dire Daua, Диредавы
