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Dedebit, Ethiopia

Dedebit is a town of 6,376 people in Tigray, Ethiopia.

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Population6,376 GeoNames
RegionTigray
Elevation904 m 2,966 ft
Time zoneAfrica/Addis Ababa
Nearest airportShire General Hayelom Araya Airport (SHC) 55 km

About Dedebit

Dedebit (Tigrinya: ደደቢት, de'de'bit) is a small village town in Asgede wereda in the Northwestern Zone of Tigray Regional State of Ethiopia. Dedebit is located about 361 kilometres (224 mi) North West of Mekelle. The town is bordered along the south by Adi Mehameday, southwest and west by the Tekezé River which separates the village from Qorarit town, to the north by Tahtay Adiyabo woreda and to the east by Deguaduguigni. The administrative center of the village is also called Dedebit.

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

Schools, colleges and libraries1

Dedebit Elementary School

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Getting there and nearby towns

Shire General Hayelom Araya Airport (SHC) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 55 km away.

  • Sheraro 41 km northeast, about 41 min by car
  • Indabaguna 47 km east, about 47 min by car
  • Inda Silasē 56 km east, about 56 min by car
  • Abala 84 km west, about 1 h 30 min by car

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