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Population63,700
GeoNames
RegionOromiya
Elevation2,016 m
6,614 ft
Time zoneAfrica/Addis Ababa
Nearest airportDire Dawa Airport (DIR)
31 km
Why visit ‘Alemaya
Townapedia lists 1 attraction in and around town.
Highlights include Haramaya University.
Weather in ‘Alemaya
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Things to do1
Gas and EV charging1
Healthcare1
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Map of ‘Alemaya
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Getting there and nearby towns
Dire Dawa Airport (DIR) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 31 km away.
- Harar 15 km southeast, about 15 min by car
- Felana 21 km northeast, about 21 min by car
- Dire Dawa 27 km northwest, about 27 min by car
- Funyan Bīra 34 km east, about 34 min by car
- Babīlē 40 km southeast, about 40 min by car
- Chelenko 49 km west, about 49 min by car
- Deder 63 km west, about 1 h by car
- Chinahsen 67 km east, about 1 h by car
- Ārabī 83 km northeast, about 1 h 30 min by car
- Jijiga 87 km east, about 1 h 30 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
Headlines from INDB.
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
Photo credits
- Haramaya gate, Huuniversity, CC BY-SA 4.0
- ISS045-E-40055 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
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