Why visit Āsbe Teferī
Townapedia lists 2 places to eat and 6 places to stay in and around town.
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About Āsbe Teferī
Chiro (also called Asebe Teferi or Asba Littoria; Afaan Oromo: Ciroo) is a town and Aanaa in eastern Ethiopia. Located in the West Hararghe Zone in Oromia Regional State, Ethiopia Ahmar Mountains, it has a latitude and longitude of 9°05′N 40°52′E and an altitude of 1826 meters above sea level. It is the administrative center of the West Hararghe Zone in Oromia Regional State.
From the Wikipedia article Chiro (town) (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Restaurants and cafes2
Where to stay6
TIRUNEH SIME HOTEL
Motel and hotel
02-183 አዋሽ - አሳብ አውራጐዳና
Mo-Su 13:00-22:00
Churches and places of worship1
Gas and EV charging3
History
Chiro was founded around 1924 by Fitawrari Tekle Hawariat Tekle Mariyam in a picturesque woody depression at the upper part of the Chiro valley. It was the capital of the former "model" province of Chercher, created as part of Emperor Haile Selassie's campaign of modernization in the 1930s. The receveur of the post office was Dejene Habte Wolde around 1931.
During the 1950s, the coffee plantations around the town were small yet yielded a relatively high production. In 1958, Chiro was one of 27 places in Ethiopia officially ranked as First Class Township. The Ethiopian News Agency reported in mid-July 1976 that negotiations held at Chiro by representatives of hostile groups of the Afars and Issas had led to a peace agreement.
When Nega Mezlekia visited the town in 1977, he learned that the Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Party and Oromo Liberation Front were more active around Chiro than in the rest of the province. "There was a strong peasant base around the town that provided a great deal of support for the party. The forest cover in the areas nearby furnished hideout." However, when he returned the next year, he found the town far more peaceful. "It seemed that most of the threatening political opponents of the regime were dead, in exile or rotting in prison, and the going was good for those in power."
From the History section of Chiro (town) on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Schools, colleges and libraries1
Map of Āsbe Teferī
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Getting there and nearby towns
- Mī’ēso 21 km northwest, about 21 min by car
- Bedēsa 23 km southwest, about 23 min by car
- Hīrna 29 km northeast, about 29 min by car
- Gelemso 49 km southwest, about 49 min by car
- Deder 68 km east, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Āwash 78 km west, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Chelenko 84 km northeast, about 1 h 30 min by car
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