Fun facts about Dire Dawa
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Dire Dawa was founded due to a technical problem with the Addis Ababa-Djibouti Railway.
Dire Dawa
Ethiopia
Dire Dawa is a city in eastern Ethiopia near the Oromia Region and Oromo border and one of two chartered cities in Ethiopia.
From the “History” section
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The city was occupied by Italian troops on 9 May 1936, who constructed several new buildings.
Dire Dawa
Ethiopia
Dire Dawa is a city in eastern Ethiopia near the Oromia Region and Oromo border and one of two chartered cities in Ethiopia.
From the “History” section
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Dire Dawa has a borderline tropical savanna climate with an average annual temperature of about 25.9 °C.
Dire Dawa
Ethiopia
Dire Dawa is a city in eastern Ethiopia near the Oromia Region and Oromo border and one of two chartered cities in Ethiopia.
From the “Climate” section
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As of the 2007 Census, 70.9% of Dire Dawa's population practiced Islam.
Dire Dawa
Ethiopia
Dire Dawa is a city in eastern Ethiopia near the Oromia Region and Oromo border and one of two chartered cities in Ethiopia.
From the “Demographics” section
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Dire Dawa University was founded in 2006.
Dire Dawa
Ethiopia
Dire Dawa is a city in eastern Ethiopia near the Oromia Region and Oromo border and one of two chartered cities in Ethiopia.
From the “Education” section
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