🇪🇹 Etiopía
Mek'ele
Mekelle, or Mek'ele, is a special zone and capital of the Tigray Region of Ethiopia. Mekelle was formerly the capital of Enderta awraja in Tigray. It is located around 780 kilometres (480 mi) north of the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa, with an elevation of 2,254 metres (7,395 ft) above sea level. Administratively, Mekelle is considered a Special Zone, which is divided into seven sub-cities. It is the economic, cultural, and political hub of northern Ethiopia.
- Country
- 🇪🇹 Etiopía
- Elevation
- 0 m
- Population
- 457,900
- Time zone
- Africa/Addis_Ababa
- Coordinates
- 13.50, 39.48
How far Mek'ele is from other cities in Etiopía
- Gonder239 km✈ 1 h 3 min · 🚗 3 h 59 min
- Adís Abeba504 km✈ 1 h 22 min · 🚗 8 h 24 min
- Nazrēt551 km✈ 1 h 25 min · 🚗 9 h 11 min
- Jijiga586 km✈ 1 h 28 min · 🚗 9 h 46 min
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