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Bishoftu (Oromo: Bishooftuu; Amharic: ቢሾፍቱ) is a town in central Ethiopia. Located in the East Shewa Zone of the Oromia Region , it sits at an elevation of 1,920 metres (6,300 ft). It was formerly known as Debre Zeyit ( Amharic : ደብረ ዘይት , lit.
Bishoftu Automotive Engineering Industry is an Ethiopian manufacturing and assembly center for heavy armament, tanks and military vehicles. It is one of the organizations of the Ethiopian Defense Industry supporting the Ethiopian National Defense Force .
Kuriftu Resorts & Spa (Amharic: ኩሪፍቱ ሪዞርትና ስፓ) is a hotel chain in Ethiopia, serving Djibouti and Moucha Island.Founded, managed and operated by the Boston Partners Group in cooperation with Tadiwos Belete in 2002, the resort has various branches in Ethiopia; one of the main branch is located in Bishoftu, whereas the other in Bahir Dar, Adama, Langano and Semera.
The table below shows cities and towns with more than 40,000 inhabitants (from the projection for 2016 by using the 2007 census data). [1] [2] The population numbers are referring to the inhabitants of the cities themselves, suburbs and the metropolitan area outside the city area are not taken into account.
This is a list of the districts (woredas or aanaas) in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia, according to the Central Statistical Agency. [ 1 ] Oromia Region Zones of Ethiopia
Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 was a scheduled international passenger flight from Bole International Airport in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi, Kenya. On 10 March 2019, the Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft which operated the flight crashed near the town of Bishoftu six minutes after takeoff .
Mount Zuqualla (also spelled Zuquala, Zikwala or Chuqqaala) is an extinct volcano in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia.Situated in Ada'a Chukala woreda of the (East) Shewa Zone, it rises from the plain 30 kilometres (19 mi) south of Bishoftu.
Gafat Armament Engineering Complex is an Ethiopian arms industry and one of the military production facilities of the Metals and Engineering Corporation. [1] With its headquarters in Bishoftu, it specializes in producing wide range of infantry equipment that meet the requirement of the Ethiopian National Defense Force.