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Addis Ababa · Alexandria

Place · 1886 CE

Addis Ababa

Also known as

A-di-se-a-pei-pa
Adas Ababa
Addis
Addis Abeba
Addis Abeba
Addis Abeba

Image illustrating Addis Ababa — archival plate · Wikimedia Commons · Addis Ababasee Wikimedia Commons

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