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Finote Selam, Ethiopia

ፍኖተ ሰላም

Finote Selam is a town of 58,400 people in Amhara, Ethiopia.

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Population58,400 GeoNames
Local nameፍኖተ ሰላም
RegionAmhara
Elevation1,917 m 6,289 ft
Time zoneAfrica/Addis Ababa
Nearest airportDebre Markos Airfield (DBM) 67 km

Why visit Finote Selam

Townapedia lists 1 place to eat and 1 place to stay in and around town.

About Finote Selam

Finote Selam (Amharic: ፍኖተ ሰላም) is a town and separate woreda in western Ethiopia. Located in the Mirab Gojjam Zone of the Amhara Region, by road 387 km from Addis Ababa and 176 km from Bahir Dar. By air, the distance from Addis Ababa is 246 km. Finote Selam, the "Pacific Road", is the name given by Emperor Haile Silassie during the Italian invasion on Ethiopia.

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

Restaurants and cafes1

Damot Hotel

Restaurant · 2.3 km

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Where to stay1

Abay Pension

Motel and hotel · 2.4 km

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Gas and EV charging2

Kobil

Gas station · 2.4 km

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Gas station · 2.4 km

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Healthcare2

Abaye drug store

Clinic and pharmacy · 2.2 km

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Gerado

Clinic and pharmacy · 2.3 km

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History

Finote Selam, the "Pacific Road", the name given by Emperor Haile Silassie during the Italian invasion on Ethiopia. Formerly its name was Wojet.

In 1964, a hospital for lepers had been built in Finote Selam by the private fund "Swedish Aid to Leprous Children in Ethiopia". The hospital, Finote Selam Hospital, is a district hospital although it not upgraded to a general hospital. The hospital has a limited resources. In 2019, there was a peaceful demonstration of hospital staff, asking for good governance and that "the hospital shall be general hospital".

On August 25, 2016, during the 2016–2018 Ethiopian state of emergency, residents of Finote Selam demonstrated against the former TPLF-led government. Government forces then shot and killed a college student in the town in an attempt to disperse protesters.

Following the Ethiopian military's recapture of several towns in the Amhara Region during their clashes with Fano, a drone strike carried out by the Ethiopian military killed 26 people on 13 August 2023. The Ethiopian Human Rights Commission (EHRC) announced they received "credible reports of strikes and shelling, including from Debre Birhan, Finote Selam, and Bure, resulting in many civilian casualties and damage to residential areas and public spaces".

From the History section of Finote Selam on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Getting there and nearby towns

Debre Markos Airfield (DBM) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 67 km away.

  • Burē 22 km west, about 22 min by car
  • Dembech’a 29 km southeast, about 29 min by car
  • Tīlīlī 32 km northwest, about 32 min by car
  • Shendi 36 km west, about 36 min by car
  • Ginja Bet 44 km west, about 44 min by car
  • Gimja Bēt Maryam 45 km west, about 45 min by car
  • Injibara 51 km northwest, about 51 min by car
  • Ādīs K’idamē 60 km northwest, about 1 h by car
  • Debre Mark’os 64 km southeast, about 1 h by car
  • Ādēt 67 km north, about 1 h by car

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