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Ādēt, Ethiopia

Ādēt is a town of 43,200 people in Amhara, Ethiopia.

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Population43,200 GeoNames
RegionAmhara
Elevation2,216 m 7,270 ft
Time zoneAfrica/Addis Ababa
Nearest airportBahir Dar Dejazmach Belay Zeleke International Airport (BJR) 42 km

About Ādēt

Adet (Amharic: አዴት), also known as Adet Medhanialem, is a town in northwestern Ethiopia. Located south of Bahir Dar in the Mirab Gojjam Zone of the Amhara Region (or kilil), this town has a latitude and longitude of 11°16′N 37°29′E with an altitude of 2,216 meters above sea level. It is the largest settlement in Yilmana Densa woreda. Adet, Gojjam, Ethiopia

From the Wikipedia article Adet, Ethiopia (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Churches and places of worship3

Medhane Alem Monastery

Church · Ethiopian Orthodox

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St. Gabriel Church

Church · Ethiopian Orthodox · 1.1 km

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ጽርሐ ጽዮን በዓታ ለማርያም

Church · Ethiopian Orthodox · 0.9 km

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Oilibiya

Gas station · 0.7 km

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History

Records at the Nordic Africa Institute website provide details of the primary school in Adet in 1968. In January 1985, proposals were invited for the construction of an agricultural research station at Adet.

From the History section of Adet, Ethiopia on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Map of Ādēt

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Getting there and nearby towns

Bahir Dar Dejazmach Belay Zeleke International Airport (BJR) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 42 km away.

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