Why visit Fichē
Townapedia lists 1 park or trail, 1 place to eat and 6 places to stay in and around town.
Weather in Fichē
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About Fichē
Fiche is a town in central Ethiopia. It is the administrative centre of the Northern Shewa Zone in Oromia. It is located about three kilometers from the main Addis Ababa-Debre Marqos road, Fiche has a latitude and longitude of 9°48′N 38°44′E and an elevation between 2,738 and 2,782 metres above sea level.
From the Wikipedia article Fiche, Ethiopia (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Parks, trails and playgrounds1
Restaurants and cafes1
Where to stay6
Churches and places of worship3
History
Ras Kassa Haile Darge ruled the former province of Selale from Fiche in the early 20th century.
The deposed Lij Iyasu was imprisoned in Ras Kassa's house until he escaped in 1931. In 1936, after Ras Hailu Tekle Haymanot convinced them to surrender at the beginning of the Italian Occupation, Ras Kassa's two sons Aberra and Asfawossen were executed in Fiche. W.E.D. Allen passed through Fiche in 1941, and describes the town as having "the usual character of Abyssinian country towns: an agglomeration of huts standing in rather dreary eucalyptus groves and dominated by a fort and the European villa of the Ras." He also noted that "Fiche has a certain strategic importance in the feudal politics of Abyssinia since it lies across the main line of communication between the capital and Gojjam; and in the period of coup d'etats in the '20s the lord of Salale was always in the position to intervene suddenly in the capital only 70 miles away."
By 1958, Fiche was one of 27 places in Ethiopia officially ranked as a First Class Township. The army base of the 1st brigade of the Ethiopian Territorial Army, located at Fiche, was used by the Derg to put conscripts of the People's Militia (reconstituted in the spring of 1977 as the "Red Army") through a twelve-week basic training with modern weapons.
From the History section of Fiche, Ethiopia on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Gas and EV charging1
Schools, colleges and libraries1
Map of Fichē
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Getting there and nearby towns
Addis Ababa Bole International Airport (ADD) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 92 km away.
- Gebre Guracha 37 km west, about 37 min by car
- ‘Alem Ketema 46 km northeast, about 46 min by car
- Dayē 52 km west, about 52 min by car
- Dejen 77 km northwest, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Sendafa 79 km southeast, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Sheno 81 km southeast, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Burayu 85 km south, about 1 h 30 min by car
- Genet 85 km south, about 1 h 30 min by car
- Addis Ababa 86 km south, about 1 h 30 min by car
- Debre Birhan 89 km east, about 1 h 30 min by car
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
- ISS049-E-32935 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS012-E-9309 - View of Ethiopia, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
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