Dessie (Ethiopia)
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Name (Hebrew)
דסי (אתיופיה)
Name (Latin)
Dessie (Ethiopia)
Other forms of name
Dasé (Ethiopia)
Desē (Ethiopia)
Dessa (Ethiopia)
Desse (Ethiopia)
Dessi (Ethiopia)
Dessye (Ethiopia)
Coordinates
39.63333333 39.63333333 11.13333333 11.13333333 (gooearth )
Associated country
Ethiopia
MARC
MARC
Sources of Information
- Columbia Gazetteer of the World Online, May 27, 2014:(Dessie (DESS-ai), town (2002 estimated population: 141,616; 2007 estimated population: 177,116), Amhara state, E central Ethiopia)
- GEONames, May 22, 2014:(Desē (approved); variants: Dasē, Dessa, Dessi, Dessie, Dessye; Ethiopia; ADM2: Āmara (ET46); 11°08ʹ00ʺN 039°38ʹ00ʺE; MGRS: 37PEN6915830796; populated place)
- Garādo wehā, 2010:cover (Dasé katamā wehā ʼagalgelot ṣe/bét)
- Getnet Tadele, Bleak prospects, 2006:title page (an Ethiopian town) page 253 (Dessie; also spelled as Dase or Desse)
Wikipedia description:
Dessie (Amharic: ደሴ, romanized: Däse; also spelled Dese or Dessye) is a town in north-central Ethiopia. Located in the South Wollo Zone of the Amhara Region, it sits at a latitude and longitude of 11°8′N 39°38′E, with an elevation between 2,470 and 2,550 metres above sea level. Dessie is 400 km to the north of the capital Addis Ababa. It has a population of more than 200,000 people in over 30 wards.
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