Āsosa, Ethiopia
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Āsosa is a regional capital of 69,700 people in Bīnshangul Gumuz, Ethiopia.
Why visit Āsosa
Townapedia lists 1 museum or landmark, 1 place to eat, 6 places to stay and 2 attractions in and around town.
Weather in Āsosa
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About Āsosa
Asosa or Assosa is the capital of Benishangul-Gumuz Region, Ethiopia. Located in the Asosa Zone, this town has a latitude and longitude of 10°04′N 34°31′E, with an elevation of 1,570 meters.
From the Wikipedia article Asosa (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do2
Gundil
Scenic view · 1.9 km
You can easily walk to this place. It is a nice and peaceful place with big stones.
Museums and landmarks1
Restaurants and cafes1
Where to stay6
History
According to the Dutch explorer Juan Maria Schuver, who visited the town in 1881, Asosa was "a prosperous village as several slave-merchants live here" who travelled to Leqa Naqamte and to the Kwama people to purchase slaves. He also mentions that "fine views are obtained at Inzing [the earlier name for Asosa] into the forestclad ravines that plunge down into the White Nile basin."
A Belgian force from the Congo captured Asosa on 11 March 1941, destroying the Italian 10th Brigade and capturing 1,500 men.
During the Ethiopian Civil War, the Oromo Liberation Front (OLF) captured Asosa from the Derg in early January 1990, and held the city for a brief time. During the occupation, the government airforce subjected Asosa to aerial attacks several times that month, killing 19 people and wounding 20. Before the Derg withdrew from Asosa, it destroyed the town's only electricity generator, stole 1.8 million Birr from the bank, most of which were deposits from the local farmer cooperatives, and took any valuable items its troops could carry.
From the History section of Asosa on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Churches and places of worship3
Gas and EV charging2
Healthcare1
Map of Āsosa
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Getting there and nearby towns
Asosa Airport (ASO) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 7 km away.
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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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
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Asosa HIDASE Airport, Asrade, CC BY-SA 4.0
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