IMG_20111105_135824

Addis Ababa (English: /ˌædɪs_ˈæbəbə/; Amharic: አዲስ አበባ Amharic: [adˈdis ˈabəba]) is the capital and largest city of Ethiopia. In the 2007 census, the city's population was estimated to be 2,739,551 inhabitants. Addis Ababa is a highly developed and important cultural, artistic, financial and administrative centre of Ethiopia. The founding history of Addis Ababa dates back in late 19th-century by Menelik II, Negus of Shewa, in 1886 after finding Mount Entoto unpleasant two years prior. At the tim…