Semera
Semera | |
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| Coordinates: 11°47′32″N 41°0′31″E / 11.79222°N 41.00861°E | |
| Country |  Ethiopia |
| Region |  Afar |
| Zone | Administrative Zone 1 |
| Government | |
| • Type | City administration |
| • Mayor | Abdu Musa |
| Elevation | 432 m (1,416 ft) |
| Population (2010) | |
| 10.000 | |
| • Urban | 50,000 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
| Climate | BWh |
Semera (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, Semera has a latitude and longitude of 11°47′32″N 41°0′31″E / 11.79222°N 41.00861°E. One of the completed buildings is Semera University, which began holding classes in 2007.[1]
The 2006 Lonely Planet guide to Ethiopia had this description of Semera:
- With its quirky mix of barracks, modern apartment blocks, and soulless administrative buildings, it looks like a microscopic version of Brasilia emerging incongruously in the middle of the desert – except that it's a completely botched attempt at creating a new town.[2]
The 2009 Lonely Planet guide omitted the final phrase following the dash.[3] The 2002 edition of Ethiopia: the Bradt travel guide described Semera as consisting of "one active filling station (complete with fridge) and a cluster of modern offices and tall apartment blocks in various states of construction – all in mad isolation from any existing settlement!"[4]
The area is served by Semera Airport, which has scheduled service to Addis Ababa.
- ^ "Health coverage reaches 40 percent in Afar State" Archived 2007-10-07 at the Wayback Machine (Walta Information Center)
- ^ Matt Philips. Ethiopia and Eritrea, third edition (n.p.: Lonely Planet, 2006), p. 221
- ^ Jean-Bernard Carillet, Stuart Butler, David Lukas, Dean Starnes.Ethiopia & Eritrea, 4th edition (Lonely Planet, 2009), p. 213.
- ^ Philip Briggs (2002) Ethiopia: The Bradt Travel Guide, 3rd edition. Chalfont St Peters: Bradt. p. 345