Mekelle, Ethiopia - Millennium Cities Initiative - Columbia University
Mekelle, Ethiopia - Millennium Cities Initiative - Columbia University
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22 <strong>Mekelle</strong>, <strong>Ethiopia</strong>: Potential Opportunities for Investment<br />
Road infrastructure in Tigray State<br />
Humera Sheraro<br />
To Gonder<br />
Source: Tigray Investment Office, 2009<br />
Indasilassie<br />
To Gonder<br />
Distance from East African ports to <strong>Mekelle</strong><br />
To Asmara<br />
Axum<br />
Abiadi<br />
To Sokota<br />
Adwa<br />
To Asmara<br />
Wukro<br />
<strong>Mekelle</strong><br />
Adi Gudom<br />
Maychew<br />
Korem<br />
Alamata<br />
The number of dams in the <strong>Mekelle</strong> region<br />
is increasing, providing better conditions<br />
for agriculture.<br />
Hotel Port Sudan Massawa Assab Djibouti Berbera<br />
<strong>Mekelle</strong> 1,339 km 1,579 km 391 km via 899 km 940 km via 837 km via 708 km via 680 km<br />
Djibouti<br />
1736 km<br />
via Kasala, via Kasala, Asmara, via Eli Dar, Kombolcha, Mile, Chifra, Semera, via Serdo, via Addis,<br />
Humera Gedarif, Adigrat Kombolcha, Weldia Alewha Yallo, Afdera, Kombolcha,<br />
(under Humera, (closed) Weldia (half under Mekonni Shiket (under Weldia<br />
construction) Shire-Enda<br />
Slase (under<br />
construction)<br />
(closed) construction) (under<br />
construction)<br />
construction) (under<br />
Somalia<br />
construction)<br />
Addis Ababa 1,881 km via<br />
1163 km via 869 km via 910 km via Gelafi<br />
847 km via Dire Dawa 964 km via<br />
Metema, <strong>Mekelle</strong>, Kombolcha<br />
Dire Dawa<br />
Azezo, Weldia,<br />
Anjibara Kombolcha<br />
Source: Tigray Investment Office, 2009<br />
KPMG in <strong>Ethiopia</strong> interview programme, 2009<br />
Adigat<br />
To Addis Abada<br />
Number of dams within 100 km of <strong>Mekelle</strong><br />
350<br />
300<br />
250<br />
200<br />
150<br />
100<br />
50<br />
0<br />
143<br />
300<br />
2010 2011<br />
Source: Tigray Investment Office, 2009<br />
KPMG in <strong>Ethiopia</strong> interview programme, 2009<br />
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