Addis Ababa Postal code

A city called Finfinne, which means "natural spring," is the capital and the largest city of Ethiopia. Besides being a city, it is also the capital of Oromia. In the 2007 census, the city was estimated to have 2,739,551 people. Addis Ababa is Ethiopia's cultural, artistic, and financial centre. It is very well-developed and important. This is how Addis Ababa looked in the 15th century. It was called "Barara." The Adalite general Ahmad ibn Ibrahim al-Ghazi (Ahmed Gran) took Barara right away after he caught his army in 1529. This was during a war with the Ethiopian mediaeval army. Addis Ababa was built in the late 19th century by Menelik II, Negus of Shewa, after he found Mount Entoto unpleasant two years earlier. He built the city in 1886. At the time, the city was a popular vacation spot because of its abundance of mineral springs. The nobility of the empire were drawn to the city, which led them to build a permanent home there. It also drew a lot of people from the working class, as well as people from other countries. He then built his palace in 1887. Addis Ababa became the capital of the empire in 1889, and then international embassies were set up after that. Beginning in the early 20th century, Addis Ababa began to grow as a city without any planning. in 1926 and 1927, there was a big rise in the number of middle-class homes in Addis Ababa. Many of these homes were made of stone and filled with imported European furniture. The middle class also bought new cars and expanded banking institutions. During the Italian occupation, Addis Ababa's growth rate went up a lot. The Italians built a "imperial road" that connected Addis Ababa to Massawa, Mogadishu, Djibouti, and Assab, and a railroad that connected Addis Ababa to Djibouti. During the reign of Emperor Haile Selassie, the city's infrastructure was updated, including road surfacing, electricity, and telephone lines. Many monuments were also built. As long as the Addis Ababa City Government Charter Proclamation No. 87/1997 is in the FDRE Constitution, Addis Ababa is a federal city. Addis Ababa is known as the "political capital of Africa" because of its historical, diplomatic, and political importance to the continent. It is also home to major international organisations like the African Union and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, which are both based there (ECA). Between the Nubian and Somali Plates, Ethiopia is split into two parts by the East African Rift. The city is a few kilometres west of the East African Rift. People from all over Ethiopia live in the city, which is in the Special Zone of Oromia. It is the place where Addis Ababa University is, so it is called that. You can find out more about the city by looking at its human development index. It's known for its vibrant culture, strong fashion scene, high level of involvement by young people, strong arts scene, and fastest economic growth of any country in the world.