Ādwa
in Tigray, Ethiopia
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Axum Airport (9 mi) - Shire Inda Selassie Airport (42 mi)
- Mekele Airport (64 mi)
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Asmara International Airport (78 mi) - Massawa International Airport (109 mi)
- Gonder Airport (150 mi)
- Lalibella Airport (151 mi)
- Humera Airport (155 mi)
- Aksum (Unesco heritage, 12 mi)
- Simien National Park (Unesco heritage, 88 mi)
- Fasil Ghebbi, Gondar Region (Unesco heritage, 144 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 14.163 and 38.899 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 14° 9' 48" and E 38° 53' 57"
- 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: 04:48 PM (Tuesday)
- Timezone: Africa/Addis_Ababa
- UTC/GMT offset: 3 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 6:05 am and 6:39 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -14.165 and -141.272 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Tepukamaruia - 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: 2024-04-23 08:18:23
Delve into Ādwa
Ādwa in Tigray is a city located in Ethiopia about 355 mi (or 572 km) north of Addis Ababa, the country's capital town.
Current time in Ādwa is now 04:48 PM (Tuesday). The local timezone is named Africa / Addis Ababa with an UTC offset of 3 hours. We know of 8 airports closer to Ādwa. The closest airport in Ethiopia is Axum Airport in a distance of 9 mi (or 14 km), West. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in Ethiopia is Aksum in a distance of 12 mi (or 20 km), West.
Since you are here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Mai-Mne, Mendefera, Mek'ele, Asmara and Massawa. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 27°C / 81 °F
| Morning Temperature | 15°C / 60 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 28°C / 83 °F |
| Night Temperature | 20°C / 69 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 21% |
| Air Pressure | 1010 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 9 km/h (5 mph) from South-East |
| Cloud Conditions | Clear sky, covering 0% of sky |
| General Conditions | Sky is clear |
Wednesday, 24th of April 2024
28°C (82 °F)
20°C (69 °F)
Scattered clouds, gentle breeze.
Thursday, 25th of April 2024
29°C (84 °F)
23°C (74 °F)
Few clouds, moderate breeze.
Friday, 26th of April 2024
29°C (84 °F)
23°C (74 °F)
Sky is clear, moderate breeze, clear sky.
Videos from this area
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Adwa sorride 2
Attività dei medici odontoiatri Matteo Cavedon e Giorgio Calgaro presso la missione salesiana di Adwa - Etiopia in gennaio 2014.
Tempel von Yeha
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Skills challenge at BMW Motorrad Bikefest 2014 at Midmar, South Africa.
One of the competitors takes on the skills challenge/gymkhana at the 2014 BMW Motorrad Bikefest.
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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.
Adwa
Adwa (also spelled Adowa, Aduwa, or Adua in Italian) is a market town and separate woreda in northern Ethiopia, and best known as the community closest to the decisive Battle of Adowa fought in 1896 with Italian troops. Notably, Ethiopian soldiers won the battle, thus being the only African nation to thwart European colonialism.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Ādwa.
This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Auda, Adua, Adowa, Adaba, Aduwā, Ādwa, አድዋ, Adwa, Adoua
