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Mekelle, Ethiopia - Millennium Cities Initiative - Columbia University

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28 <strong>Mekelle</strong>, <strong>Ethiopia</strong>: Potential Opportunities for Investment<br />

Areas identified by the Tigray Investment<br />

Office for lodge development<br />

Axum<br />

Areas identified by the<br />

Tigray Investment Office<br />

as attractive for<br />

lodge development<br />

1<br />

Wukro<br />

<strong>Mekelle</strong><br />

Afar<br />

State<br />

Source: Tigray Investment Office, 2009<br />

KPMG in <strong>Ethiopia</strong> interview programme, 2009<br />

2<br />

1<br />

2<br />

Hawzien area<br />

Potential activities: Religious and cultural<br />

tourism, hiking, climbing and horse riding.<br />

Major attractions: About 100 rock-<br />

hewn churches; Gheralta mountains with<br />

stunning panoramic views.<br />

Road availability: High-quality asphalted<br />

road from <strong>Mekelle</strong> to Wukro (47 km), then<br />

unpaved road from Wukro to Hawzien<br />

environs (50-80 km).<br />

Utilities: Electricity is available in<br />

this area; a water supply check should<br />

be performed before starting land<br />

plot development.<br />

One lodge is already in operation in<br />

Hawzien (Gheralta Lodge).<br />

Asbi area<br />

Potential activities: Adventure tourism;<br />

religious and cultural tourism.<br />

Major attractions: Depression area of Afar<br />

State (including salt lakes; salt-loaded camel<br />

caravans; volcano; four famous rock-hewn<br />

churches (Mikael Imba, Mikael Debreselam,<br />

Mikael Barka, Ghergos Agebo).<br />

Road availability: High-quality asphalted<br />

road from <strong>Mekelle</strong> to Wukro (47 km),<br />

then unpaved road from Wukro to Atsbi<br />

environs (23–30 km).<br />

Utilities: Electricity is available in<br />

this area; a water supply check should<br />

be performed before starting land<br />

plot development.<br />

Somalia<br />

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International provides no client services. No member firm has any authority to obligate or bind KPMG International or any other member firm vis-à-vis third parties, nor does KPMG<br />

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