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Fun fact 2 about Dire Dawa

Dire Dawa Station (cropped)
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The city was occupied by Italian troops on 9 May 1936, who constructed several new buildings.

Dire Dawa
Ethiopia
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Dire Dawa

Ethiopia

Country
Ethiopia
Population
440.0K
Coordinates
9.59, 41.87
517th most populous city in the world

Dire Dawa is a city in eastern Ethiopia near the Oromia Region and Oromo border and one of two chartered cities in Ethiopia.

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