Harar
Harar
The medieval 10th century Harare is the walled city in
Ethiopia and had five gates.
Harare is well known for its Islamic learning and
Scholarship as well as its handicrafts, weaving , basket
making and book binding.
The first set of postage stamp
The first set of postage stamp
The first set of postage stamps went sale in Harar- 1895.
Became a member of the Universal Postal Union-
1902.
The first two motor cars were imported-1902.
The first meter gauge railway reached Diredawa from
Djibouti-1902.
The Royal Palace of Addis Ababa built in 1902 could
accommodate 5000 guests in one-sitting with complete
dining sets.
Modern banking started in 1905 and the first bank was
the bank of Abyssinia.
The first hotel in Addis Ababa is –Etege Taitu hotel –
1907.
Menelik II school is the first school -1908
First Ethiopian government hospital is Menelik II-1910
First Amharic Newspaper was Aymo-1911
The railway to Addis Ababa was completed in 1917.
Ethiopian coffee
Ethiopian coffee
Ethiopian coffee
Coffee is the gift of Ethiopia to the world.
It originated in the province of kaffa from which the
name coffee comes.
Ethiopia is one of the oldest and biggest exporters of
coffe in the world.
It is first in Africa and the fifth largest producer in the world .
There are 600 coffee tree varieties.
Yirgachaffe” Sidama’ and ‘Harar’ and world famouns
Ethiopian coffee brands and are catered by ‘ Starbucks’
among others.
