Location | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
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Coordinates | 9°00′17″N 38°46′01″E / 9.0047°N 38.7669°E |
Developer | Yemiru Nega[1] |
No. of stores and services | 105 |
No. of floors | 12 |
Parking | 672 |
Dembel City Center, also known as Dembel Mall is a shopping center in Addis Ababa. Located in the center of the city less than 3 mi (4.8 km) from Bole International Airport, it was one of the first Western-style shopping malls in Ethiopia.[2] Built in 2002, the twelve-floor structure has 123 spaces for shops and offices. It currently has about 105 shops, restaurants and galleries.[3]
Dembel City Center is part of a modern development of the city center along Bole Road, also known as Airport Road or Africa Avenue. Bole Road, like many streets in Addis Ababa, is experiencing a construction boom spurred by the growing Ethiopian economy.[2] However, recent construction to revamp this major avenue has disrupted access to many shopping centers, including Dembel City Center, requiring some businesses to move to new locations.[4]