Why visit Samara
Townapedia lists 1 museum or landmark, 2 parks and trails, 6 places to stay and 1 attraction in and around town.
Highlights include Samara University.
Weather in Samara
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About Samara
Samara (Afar: Samara; Amharic: ሰመራ) is the capital of Afar Region, Ethiopia. It is a town on the Awash–Assab highway in north-east Ethiopia, having been planned and built to replace Asaita. Located in Administrative Zone 1, Samara has a latitude and longitude of 11°47′32″N 41°0′31″E. One of the completed buildings is Samara University, which began holding classes in 2007.
From the Wikipedia article Semera (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do1
Museums and landmarks1
Parks, trails and playgrounds2
Where to stay6
History
Radio Ethiopia reported that the inaugural meeting of the Afar Regional Council was held in Semera on 20 July 1995. Six days later, the Council decided to make Semera its capital city and Amharic its temporary working language. The three top officials would be President Alimirah Hanfare, Vice-president Osman Ainet and Secretary Mohammed Seid; the Regional president at the time, Habib Alimirah, was not present.
The Eighth meeting of the Afar Regional Council was held in Semera 4–5 March 2009, and items scheduled to be discussed included a bill to eliminate female genital mutilation in the Region.
From the History section of Semera on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Schools, colleges and libraries1
Map of Samara
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Getting there and nearby towns
Semera Airport (SZE) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 2 km away.
- Logīya 8 km south, about 8 min by car
- Dubti 11 km southeast, about 11 min by car
- Mīlē 49 km southwest, about 49 min by car
- Asaita 53 km southeast, about 53 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
Headlines from INDB.
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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, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Samara University Entrance, Alawi10, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Semera 2015, Albert Backer, CC BY-SA 4.0
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