{"id":4881,"date":"2017-12-21T07:44:27","date_gmt":"2017-12-21T07:44:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.travelcenter.uk\/?p=4881"},"modified":"2025-05-23T12:43:47","modified_gmt":"2025-05-23T11:43:47","slug":"addis-ababathe-capital-of-ethiopia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.travelcenter.uk\/blog\/addis-ababathe-capital-of-ethiopia\/","title":{"rendered":"Addis Ababa – the capital of Ethiopia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Addis Ababa<\/a><\/strong> is the capital city of Ethiopia and is the country\u2019s largest city. The city has seen rapid development and an increase in population over the past two decades. Very much a cosmopolitan city, with as many as 80 languages being spoken by its highly diverse population, Addis Ababa can be considered a melting pot of East Africa. Being a center for culture in Ethiopia, Addis Ababa is home to a wide array of museums and other attractions showing off the diverse cultural background of the Ethiopian people. Religious buildings such as St. George\u2019s Cathedral and the Holy Trinity Cathedral complement other landmarks such as the burial place of the late emperor Haile Selassie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Here are some of the top places to visit in Addis Ababa<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n
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  1. Addis Mercato<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. St. George\u2019s Cathedral and Museum<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Meskel Square and Museums<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Holy Trinity Cathedral (Kidist Selassie) and Museum<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. National Museum of Ethiopia<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  6. Ethnological Museum<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  7. Monuments, Lion of Judah, Derg Monument<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  8. Entoto Hill, St. Mary\u2019s, Shiro Meda Market<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  9. Edna Mall and Bole Medhane Alem Cathedral<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  10. Derg Monument<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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    Things to do in Addis Ababa<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n
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    1. Visit the Mercato \u2013 the largest open-air market in Africa<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    2. Plan an evening out for traditional Ethiopian food and dancing<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    3. Go far to find a coffee ceremony<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    4. Visit the National Museum of Ethiopia<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    5. Go on a Trip to St. George\u2019s Cathedral and Museum<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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      Addis Ababa is the capital city of Ethiopia and is the country\u2019s largest city. The city has seen rapid development and an increase in population over the past two decades. Very much a cosmopolitan city, with as many as 80 languages being spoken by its highly diverse population, Addis Ababa can be considered a melting […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":332,"featured_media":41439,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[697,695],"tags":[876,877],"class_list":["post-4881","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-must-try-activities","category-travel-insider","tag-addis-ababa","tag-ethiopia-2"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.travelcenter.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4881","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.travelcenter.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.travelcenter.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.travelcenter.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/332"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.travelcenter.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4881"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.travelcenter.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4881\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":41441,"href":"https:\/\/www.travelcenter.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4881\/revisions\/41441"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.travelcenter.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/41439"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.travelcenter.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4881"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.travelcenter.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4881"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.travelcenter.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4881"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}