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Mersa, Ethiopia

Mersa is a town of 36,300 people in Amhara, Ethiopia.

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Population36,300 GeoNames
RegionAmhara
Elevation1,600 m 5,249 ft
Time zoneAfrica/Addis Ababa
Nearest airportCombolcha Airport (DSE) 63 km

About Mersa

Mersa (Amharic: መርሳ) also known as Mersa-Abagetye (Amharic፡ መርሳ አባ ጌትየ)is a city administration in Habru Woreda of the Semien Wollo (North Wollo) of the Amhara Region (or kilil) in Ethiopia. It has a latitude and longitude of 11°40′N 39°39.5′E, with an elevation of 1600 meters. The city it is the administrative center of Habru Woreda. Mersa is located along Ethiopian Highway 2.

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

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Getting there and nearby towns

Combolcha Airport (DSE) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 63 km away.

  • Weldiya 19 km north, about 19 min by car
  • Robīt 39 km north, about 39 min by car
  • Hāyk’ 41 km south, about 41 min by car
  • Sifra 41 km east, about 41 min by car
  • Dessie 59 km south, about 59 min by car
  • Kombolcha 66 km south, about 1 h by car
  • Batī 66 km southeast, about 1 h by car
  • Lalibela 77 km northwest, about 1 h 15 min by car
  • Alamata 84 km north, about 1 h 30 min by car
  • Harbu 84 km south, about 1 h 30 min by car

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