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Dire Dawa (Somali: Diridhaba, meaning "where (the Somali ancestor) Dir hit his spear into the ground" or "The true Dir", Amharic: ድሬዳዋ, Harari: ድሬዳዋ, lit. "Plain of Medicine"; Arabic : ديري داوا [ 6 ] [ 7 ] ) is a city in eastern Ethiopia near the Somali Region and Oromo border and one of two chartered cities in Ethiopia ...
Porc-Epic Cave (also Porc Epic Cave, Porc-Épic Cave) is an archaeological site located in Dire Dawa,Oromia, Ethiopia. Dated back to the Middle Stone Age, the site contains extensive evidence of microlithic tools, bone, and faunal remains. The lithic assemblage reveals that inhabitants at the time were well-organized with their environment.
The Gurgura are a Somali clan who inhabit the Sitti Zone, Dire Dawa, Harar, Somaliland and the first clan who founder in dire Dawa. The Gurgura are the eldest Dir and most ancient Somali tribe who migrated from Awdal east into Sanaag and southwest into Harar, Dire Dawa and Awash Valley as traders that connected the Arabs, Europeans, Indians and Chinese in Zeila to Harar.
August 1977 – Dire Dawa played a role during the Ogaden War at the Battle of Dire Dawa, Somali troops attempted to capture the city, but the Ethiopian army was able to beat back the attacks. [25] May 1979 – 250 Oromos who detained in the prisons of Dire Dawa were executed by the Derg regime. [26] [27]
As of August 2023, there are twelve regional states and two chartered cities (Addis Ababa and Dire Dawa). Being based on ethnicity and language, rather than physical geography or history, the regions vary enormously in area and population; the most notable example is the Harari Region , which has a smaller area and population than either of the ...
The Ethiopian Greek community saw its heyday in the early part of the 20th century with the establishment of the Holy Metropolis of Axum by the Patriarchate of Alexandria in 1908 and of the Greek organizations in Addis Ababa (1918) and Dire Dawa (1921). [19] In 1969, an Association of Ethio Hellenic Studies was formed.
Dire Dawa; Zone. Level 2: Zones. Regions are subdivided into zones. The number of zones varies, but most regions have around six to twelve zones. The largest region ...
Flag of Dire Dawa [6] Flag of the Gambela Region [7] Flag of the Harari Region [8] Flag of the Oromia Region [9] Flag of the Sidama Region [10] Flag of the Somali Region [11] 2023-Present: Flag of South Ethiopia Regional State [12] Flag of the South West Ethiopia Peoples' Region [13] Flag of the Tigray Region [14]