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   National Museum of Ethiopia

   The National Museum of Ethiopia (NME), also referred to as the Ethiopian National Museum, is a national museum in Ethiopia. It is located in the capital, Addis Ababa, near the Addis Ababa University's graduate school.

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   St. George's Cathedral

   Saint George's Cathedral (Amharic: የቅዱስ ጊዮርጊስ ካቴድራል) is an Ethiopian Orthodox church in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The cathedral is noted for its distinctive octagonal form.

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   Holy Trinity Cathedral

   Holy Trinity Cathedral (Amharic: መንበረ ጸባኦት ቅድስት ሥላሴ), also known in Amharic as Kidist Selassie, is the highest ranking Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo cathedral in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

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   Meskel Square

   Meskel Square is a public square in the city of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

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   "Red Terror" Martyrs' Memorial Museum

   The Red Terror Martyrs' Memorial Museum in Addis Ababa was established in 2010 as a memorial to those who died during the Red Terror under the Derg government.

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   Yekatit 12 monument

   The Yekatit 12 monument is a memorial in Addis Ababa commemorating the Yekatit 12 pogrom, an Italian war crime in Ethiopia.

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   Tiglachin Monument

   The Tiglachin Monument (Amharic: ትግላችን ሐውልት, lit. 'Our Struggle Monument'), also known as the Derg Monument (Amharic: ደርግ ሐውልት), is a memorial to Ethiopian and Cuban soldiers involved in the Ogaden War.

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   National Palace

   The Eyubelyu (National) Palace (Amharic: የብሔራዊ ቤተ መንግሥት), formerly Eyubelyu (Jubilee) Palace, is a palace in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. It is an official residence of the President of Ethiopia since the Derg government.

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   Monument to the Lion of Judah

   The monument to the Lion of Judah is a statue of the Lion of Judah, a symbol of Ethiopian Emperors and Ethiopia, and is located in Addis Ababa.

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    Grand Anwar Mosque

    The Grand Anwar Mosque, also called Al-Anwar Mosque or simply Anwar Mosque, is a mosque located in the Merkato or marketplace of Arada district in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

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   Imperial Palace, Addis Ababa

   The Menelik Palace, also known as the Imperial Palace or Great Ghebbi, is a palatial compound in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

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   Sebastopol

   Sebastopol was the name of a large artillery mortar commissioned by the Ethiopian Emperor Tewodros II (1818–1868). The name was taken from the Crimean town of Sevastopol, the site of a battle during the Crimean War.

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   Guenete Leul Palace

   The Guenete Leul Palace ("Paradise of Princes") is a palace in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. It was built by Emperor Haile Selassie in 1930.

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   Addis Ababa Zoo

   Addis Ababa Zoo is a zoological park in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

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   Ethnological Museum of Addis Ababa

   The Ethnological Museum, Addis Ababa, in Ethiopia, is a public institution dedicated to ethnology and culture. The Ethnological Museum houses anthropological, musicological and cultural objects.

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   Miyazya 27 adebabay

   Meyazia 27 Square (Amharic: ሜያአዚያ 27 አደባባይ; or 5 May Square), commonly called Arat Kilo, is an important and historic intersection and surrounding neighborhood in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, located where Adwa St, King George…

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   Entoto Mariam church

   Entoto Maryam Church (Amharic: እንጦጦ ማርያም ቤተክርስቲያን) is one of the oldest Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Churches on the Entoto Hills, 2.5 km away from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

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   Meyazia 27 monument

   The Arat Kilo Monument (Amharic: የአራት ኪሎ ሀውልት) is a historic monument located in Adwa St, Arat Kilo, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

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   Zoma Contemporary Art Center

   The Zoma Museum (Amharic: ዞማ ቤተ-መዘክር), formerly known as the Zoma Contemporary Art Center (ZCAC), is an environmentally conscious artist in residency project with locations in Addis Ababa and Harla, a historical village near Dire Dawa in Ethiopia.

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