Mek'ele
in Tigray, Ethiopia
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Mekele Airport (4 mi) - Axum Airport (65 mi)
- Shire Inda Selassie Airport (90 mi)
- Lalibella Airport (110 mi)
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Asmara International Airport (130 mi) - Debre Tabor Airport (145 mi)
- Massawa International Airport (150 mi)
- Gonder Airport (153 mi)
- Aksum (Unesco heritage, 67 mi)
- Simien National Park (Unesco heritage, 97 mi)
- Rock-Hewn Churches, Lalibela (Unesco heritage, 106 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 13.497 and 39.475 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 13° 29' 48" and E 39° 28' 31"
- 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: 01:00 AM (Wednesday)
- Timezone: Africa/Addis_Ababa
- UTC/GMT offset: 3 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 6:03 am and 6:36 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
Explore Mek'ele
Mek'ele in Tigray with it's 215,546 inhabitants is located in Ethiopia about 313 mi (or 504 km) north of Addis Ababa, the country's capital.
Local time in Mek'ele is now 01:00 AM (Wednesday). The local timezone is named Africa / Addis Ababa with an UTC offset of 3 hours. We know of 8 airports in the wider vicinity of Mek'ele. The closest airport in Ethiopia is Mekele Airport in a distance of 4 mi (or 7 km), South-East. 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 67 mi (or 108 km), North-West.
Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Mai-Mne, Mendefera, Asmara, Massawa and Semera. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 26°C / 78 °F
| Morning Temperature | 16°C / 61 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 23°C / 74 °F |
| Night Temperature | 19°C / 66 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 1% |
| Air Humidity | 41% |
| Air Pressure | 1011 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Fresh Breeze with 15 km/h (10 mph) from North-West |
| Cloud Conditions | Clear sky, covering 0% of sky |
| General Conditions | Light rain |
Wednesday, 24th of April 2024
26°C (79 °F)
20°C (68 °F)
Light rain, fresh breeze, few clouds.
Thursday, 25th of April 2024
27°C (81 °F)
20°C (68 °F)
Light rain, fresh breeze, broken clouds.
Friday, 26th of April 2024
28°C (82 °F)
23°C (73 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, clear sky.
Videos from this area
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Tesfalem,Teklit,kahsay&Teklay
Holiday celebration in campus.
탁구리의 세계여행-다나킬 투어 in mekele
아프리카에 온 가장 큰 이유 에티오피아 다나킬 화산투어 !
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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.
Mek'ele
Mek'ele, also transliterated as Makale, is a city in the northern Tigray Region of Ethiopia. It is located some 780 kilometers north of the capital Addis Ababa, at a latitude and longitude of {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:13|29|N|39|28|E|type:city(201,000)_region:ET|| |primary |name= }}, with an elevation of 2084 meters above sea level.
Tigray Stadium
Tigray Stadium also known as Balloni is a multi-use stadium in Mek'ele, Ethiopia. It is used mostly for football matches and serves as the home stadium of Guna Trading FC and Trans Ethiopia. The stadium has a capacity of 35,000 people.
Mekelle University
Mekelle University is located in Northern Ethiopia, at a distance of 783 kilometers from the Ethiopian capital city, Addis Ababa.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Mek'ele.
This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Makalle, Maqalē, Macalle, Maqalle, Makale, Mekele, መቀሌ, Mek’ele, Mek'ele, מקלה, MQX, Macallè, Мэкэле, Mekelie, Мекеле, Mekelle, เมเคเล, میکیلے, 默克萊
