Ethiopia: Bishoftu town Lake's
Ethiopia : Bishoftu Town Lake's
Bishoftu Town in Oromia Region, Ethiopia
Bishoftu (Oromo: Bishooftu, Amharic: ቢሾፍቱ) is a town located in the East Shewa Zone of the Oromia Region of Ethiopia, and has an elevation of 1,920 metres (6,300 ft). It was formerly known as Debre Zeyit (Amharic: ደብረ ዘይት) however since the late 1990s it has been officially known by the Oromo name, Bishoftu (which translates to "sweetness","sweetie","sweet" or "baked"), which was its name until 1955. The primary airbase of the Ethiopian Air Force is located at Harar Meda Airport, in Bishoftu. Bishoftu is located 47.9 kilometres (29.8 mi; 25.9 nmi) southeast of Addis Ababa along its route 4 highway. It is a resort town, known for its several lakes. The town is located within the Bishoftu volcanic field, an area of Holocene lava flows, cinder cones, tuff rings and maars. Several of the maars are water-filled, forming five crater lakes: Lake Bishoftu, Lake Hora (a base for watersports, many water birds and an annual festival), Lake Bishoftu Guda, ...
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