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• Anwar Mosque: is the oldest and biggest mosque in Addis and in Ethiopia, It is situated near
Mercato (market area) with a high traffic. It has a great architecture with white and green colors,
a dome and a towering minaret.
• Mesquel Square and museum: the central gathering place in the city, especially important during
festivals and political demonstrations. Meskel Square also is a good point of reference for local
transportation and for getting into the center of the city. Also next to Meskel Square is the Addis
Ababa Museum and Red Terror Martyrs museum.
• Entoto Hill: at 3,200 meters in elevation, it is like the roof of Addis where you get great views of
Addis Ababa. Menelik II built his palace on the Entoto Hill and used it as his headquarters during
the founding of Addis Ababa. St. Mary’s church is also up the hill with a small museum open to
visitors.
Events:
Addis Eats Walking Food Tour: a walking food tour to several restaurants where you’ll sample dishes
from regions far and wide in Ethiopia. Food tours concentrate in a single neighborhood for easy walk
between each restaurant (less than 45 minutes on foot), including visits to markets to sample various
ingredients and discuss with chiefs. For more info, please click here.
List of events, for social as well as professional events around the city, please click here.
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Coffee: traditional Ethiopian coffee, hand roasted and brewed in a traditional clay pot, as well as espresso
shots are among Addis’s exquisite treats. Seeking and exploring the best coffee shops around the city is
one of the must do activities in Addis. A few suggested spots are: Tomoca, Galani, and Yeshi Buna.
More information will be posted on the MoFED FfD website on the social events, galleries, visiting
outside of Addis Ababa etc.
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