Awassa (ሀዋሳ) | Southern Region (ደቡብ) | Ethiopia | City Gallery [Archive]

abnet

January 29th, 2010, 12:33 AM

if u go to awassa u have to go by the lake and enjoy the freshly catch fish i heard especially the fish soup is delicious . lets start with the fishing http://lh6.ggpht.com/_UY4xU5wU7qM/SR-5_0afTZI/AAAAAAAACaE/YRJIfgwJwjY/s640/Picture%20201.jpg http://lh4.ggpht.com/_UY4xU5wU7qM/SR-6Iq8elwI/AAAAAAAACcQ/-fI8nlU1Ak8/s640/Picture%20221.jpg http://lh5.ggpht.com/_UY4xU5wU7qM/SR-55eSM6zI/AAAAAAAACYo/2O5Hdyd2KfI/s640/Picture%20187.jpg http://lh6.ggpht.com/_UY4xU5wU7qM/SR-55--XxQI/AAAAAAAACYw/lp0QYOuF-As/s512/Picture%20188.jpg http://lh5.ggpht.com/_UY4xU5wU7qM/SR-6Bovf6qI/AAAAAAAACak/Y3TZNzX_tqA/s512/Picture%20205.jpg the waste will be picked up by the malabus or the flamingos http://lh5.ggpht.com/_UY4xU5wU7qM/SR-6CmV7sGI/AAAAAAAACas/lo5fzVnpnvo/s640/Picture%20206.jpg http://lh3.ggpht.com/_UY4xU5wU7qM/SR-6DL5TOtI/AAAAAAAACa0/eMxxS1Qe4Y0/s640/Picture%20207.jpg busy place http://lh6.ggpht.com/_UY4xU5wU7qM/SR-6MkhougI/AAAAAAAACdI/3YroHSFmfUI/s640/Picture%20230.jpg cooking the fish http://lh5.ggpht.com/_UY4xU5wU7qM/SR-6Ub9MvbI/AAAAAAAACfM/rFaEAUVJYOU/s640/Picture%20249.jpg http://lh5.ggpht.com/_UY4xU5wU7qM/SR-6U1maueI/AAAAAAAACfU/DEyCpguypU8/s640/Picture%20250.jpg and the soup :cheers: http://lh4.ggpht.com/_UY4xU5wU7qM/SR-6VjHWs0I/AAAAAAAACfk/Q_m8idWkU6A/s512/Picture%20252.jpg http://lh3.ggpht.com/_UY4xU5wU7qM/SR-6WFzL3wI/AAAAAAAACfs/o2s32Dh1yk4/s512/Picture%20253.jpg

abnet

January 29th, 2010, 05:49 PM

a nice outdoor restaurant in awassa :cheers: http://lh4.ggpht.com/_TCwpSjWAri4/SI2W2WR9arI/AAAAAAAAB3g/M7QyI9y2Zv0/s640/Copy%20of%20Ethiopia%203%20286.jpg they said this building has the best internet connection in the city http://lh6.ggpht.com/_TCwpSjWAri4/SI2W_QtzkjI/AAAAAAAAB34/ZLc_SErjaRk/s512/Copy%20of%20Ethiopia%203%20001.jpg awassa's chicks :cheers: http://lh5.ggpht.com/_TCwpSjWAri4/SI2XBustzQI/AAAAAAAAB4A/EJHQnWW7fng/s720/Copy%20%282%29%20of%20Ethiopia%203%20002.jpg a nice morning walk along side the awassa lake http://lh3.ggpht.com/_TCwpSjWAri4/SI2XZb3gnyI/AAAAAAAAB5A/mU12QmfdBj4/s640/Copy%20%282%29%20of%20Ethiopia%203%20288.jpg what a cute kid :) http://lh5.ggpht.com/_TCwpSjWAri4/SI2YBPVHANI/AAAAAAAAB7c/k5neMWw_O24/s512/Copy%20of%20Ethiopia%203%20330.jpg

abnet

February 5th, 2010, 03:32 AM

atm in awassa http://lh3.ggpht.com/_OZ_R7j3bikw/R_z8tnXs6BI/AAAAAAAAA-M/fuPOBU6TAoY/s512/HPIM0632.JPG.jpg

abesha

February 9th, 2010, 04:16 PM

Whereas sluggish demand in the great economic powers, America and Europe, has hit hotels hard, a lot has gone right for resorts in Ethiopia.
The Managing Director of the Lewi Resort and Spa, Mr. Donald Pool, was happy that the hotel, which is owned by Wendifru Endeshaw, will start providing services in March before a grand opening ceremony on April 3, 2010.
"The hotel demand is rising at this time in Ethiopia. Awassa is currently becoming the country's biggest weekend and holiday destination. The number of overnight stays by foreign and local visitors has gone dramatically up. The resorts are the crowd-pullers," Donald Pool said.
Why tourists are attracted to countries like France, Spain, Italy or the Far East is well understood. For instance, Italy has a number of famous historical sites, plus, it has beautiful beaches, mountains, lakes, and artistic treasures. But what is there in Awassa accounting for a huge increase in hotel room demand?
Donald Pool was quick to give an answer: "We are located right on Lake Awassa. It has a natural beauty. What we can do is keep the lake as it is. Awassa is also the home of different ethnic groups of the south with various cultures. We present all these in one place."
But one problem is that as often in Ethiopia, pollution levels are high. The lake is affected by the expansion of the city and industries. In connection to this, the managing director noted the immensity of the problem. According to him, some industries dump their waste in the lake and visitors also litter around the lake. The industrial pollution is the biggest problem, but he says if we start protecting now it is not too late: "Initial work has already begun. This is partly done by composting food waste and using biodegradable detergents for our laundry. As we are located at the lakeshore we made the practical application in the design during the construction of the four-storey hotel. This will help us make the lake cleaner to a large extent."
He added that though there may be bigger resorts in the area, "my determination is to develop an environmentally-friendly resort with the protected lake. I am confident that we will render unparalleled customer service. Keeping nature as is and maintaining the diverse cultural heritage of the people will surely serve as a means to attract visitors.
"We have to contribute something to the global effort of reversing climate change. Keeping lakes clean, avoiding deforestation and making the earth green is our bounden duty. Towards this goal we are marching."
Plus, he said, the owner Wendifru Endeshaw is extremely progressive in promoting environmental protection.
Donald Pool, who is an American, is also very much devoted to keeping the lake clean. His background explains why: he worked in the hospitality and customer service industry for many years in Oregon.
"Oregon is very environmentally-friendly and a very, very clean state. You really wonder how neat Oregon is. I have that influence," he said.
In their drive to protect the lake, the 43-year-old managing director has already drawn a budgetary provision allocated from money collected from every guest. "By this we don't mean that we request extra pay from them. No, not at all. But we have agreed to spare part of our money for the protection purpose," he said.
Protecting nature is not the work of a certain firm or individual. The cooperation of governmental and non-governmental organisation as well as the public is important. Why would Lewi Resort and SPA try to do it itself? The answer: it wouldn't.
"Our initiative is one of several initiatives carried on to restore Lake Awassa to its pristine beauty. I tell you, we can have a nice resort. If the lake is ruined everything is lost. So I say without the lake we have nothing. In this regard everyone is cooperative. We are part of that bigger project. But by taking the initiative we are trying to accelerate that process," Mr Pool explained.
Mr. Pool has visited a number of African countries. When asked to compare and contrast he said that African services are declining, while Ethiopia is emerging. "Crime rates have gone crazy in most African countries. Once beautiful resorts are not the same as they were before, customer service has declined considerably. In Ethiopia things are improving fast," he said.
He was in Addis Ababa for eight years from 1994-2003. Back then he was working in different hospitality-related services for different organisations. "Access to good services was limited at that time. In a short time the change has been enormous," he said about the progress seen in Addis.
As well as being clear about the resort's approach, Mr. Pool is confident in his management style. "My management style is not simply to give orders, but to work individually with other colleagues to make sure that the employees understand our high level of customer service and quality at Lewi. Our ulterior motive is to transfer nature as it is to future generations," he concluded.
http://capitalethiopia.com/index.php?view=article&id=12294%3Alakes-natural-beauty-crucial-for-hotel-prosperity&option=com_content&Itemid=4

abesha

February 11th, 2010, 01:43 PM

Lewi Hotel (has 4 branches in Awassa). This one is Lewi Piazza.

http://www.lewihotel.com/pages/LewiPiazza/photos/photo1.jpg

Inside:

http://www.lewihotel.com/pages/LewiPiazza/photos/photo2.jpg

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http://www.lewihotel.com/pages/LewiPiazza/photos/photo9.jpg

abnet

February 11th, 2010, 02:45 PM

wow nice classy and neat hotel ^^ thank you abesha .when i go to ethiopia i might check it out.

yosef

February 20th, 2010, 04:46 PM

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yosef

February 20th, 2010, 04:49 PM

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yosef

February 20th, 2010, 04:53 PM

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yosef

February 20th, 2010, 04:53 PM

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yosef

February 20th, 2010, 05:20 PM

Lewi Resort (part of Lewi Hotel)
http://www.nozio.com/Africa/Ethiopia/Hawassa/Lewi_Resort.htm (http://www.nozio.com/Africa/Ethiopia/Hawassa/lodging/Hotels/5_five_stars_hotels/Lewi_Resort.htm)
http://www.lewihotel.com/pages/lewiresort.htm

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abesha

February 20th, 2010, 05:21 PM

Man, why can't Addis look like this. Awassa is so lovely.

yosef

February 20th, 2010, 05:26 PM

^^ I know. just an overall well maintained and beautiful city. I love the pics abnet.

abnet

February 21st, 2010, 02:45 AM

^^ I know. just an overall well maintained and beautiful city. I love the pics abnet.

thanx yosef . i love ur pictures too. they look modern .i better buy some land in awassa :) this city is going to tookoff realy soon.

ALIYARE

February 21st, 2010, 01:41 PM

abnet your pictures are fantastic too.
I am new here,
I already made the booking next june , can`t wait to be home.

abnet

February 21st, 2010, 08:07 PM

abnet your pictures are fantastic too.
I am new here,
I already made the booking next june , can`t wait to be home.

thank you ALIYARE for ur kind word! and welcome to ssc . don't forget to get us some good pictures while u r there .

ye-arada

April 20th, 2010, 10:02 AM

http://haileresort.com/images/stories/slideshow/sl-1.jpg

Habab

May 6th, 2010, 05:54 PM

this village is typical in Ethiopia. They build three or four buildings, post hundreds of pictures from different angles and call it development. This village is a waste of a thread. Ethiopians have a habit of hiding their massive slums till unsuspected tourist visit and find themselves knee deep in fecal matter.

Yoniii

May 24th, 2010, 10:11 PM

Haile Resort:
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4033/4570862143_80d295093a_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3463/4571515234_0567cdda0a_o.jpg

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Chaos traffic:
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Roha

July 12th, 2010, 08:47 PM

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=367438&id=111811112163963#!/photo.php?pid=369410&id=111811112163963&fbid=132799463398461

Grand opening pictures of Haile Resort on facebook.

Rdokoye

August 10th, 2010, 05:47 AM

Wow, I can't believe it's Ethiopia.

Yoniii

August 10th, 2010, 11:56 AM

Wow, I can't believe it's Ethiopia.
How come?

Hersh

August 12th, 2010, 04:06 AM

wrong thread

Rdokoye

August 12th, 2010, 10:59 PM

How come?

I was messing about – the place looks nice. :)

Hawassa

November 2nd, 2010, 01:14 AM

Haile resort (Addisfortune.com)

http://img826.imageshack.us/img826/815/haileresort.jpg

DZman

November 3rd, 2010, 02:59 AM

[QUOTE=Yoniii;57458747]Haile Resort:

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4012/4603752708_f378abec01_o.jpg

In Ethiopia this is how you do it when you need to cut the grass, the cows trim it well. I need few goats for my back yard . My lawn mower keep gaveup on me :lol:

musa90

November 16th, 2010, 01:42 PM

Wow this place is really nice

Yoniii

December 15th, 2010, 01:29 PM

http://i52.tinypic.com/23ht5vs.jpg

Simfan34

December 15th, 2010, 01:34 PM

You're the man, Yonii.

Yoniii

December 15th, 2010, 01:42 PM

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Yoniii

December 15th, 2010, 01:58 PM

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Yoniii

December 15th, 2010, 02:06 PM

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Yoniii

December 15th, 2010, 02:07 PM

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AM2

December 15th, 2010, 06:26 PM

http://i52.tinypic.com/23ht5vs.jpg
Who is this dude, never heard of him??

AM2

December 15th, 2010, 06:27 PM

http://i53.tinypic.com/24wczua.jpg
Very cool! Must be the University entrance.

Yoniii

December 15th, 2010, 07:18 PM

Who is this dude, never heard of him??
Could he be the founder of the town? I'm not sure.

abesha

December 15th, 2010, 07:37 PM

He was apparently a leader of Sidama Liberation Movement.

The former leader of the Sidama Liberation Movement (SLM), Mr. Woldeamanuel Dubale Hankarso passed away on November 20, 2007 in a London Hospital. He was the leader of the movement since the late 1970s until recently. He lived in exile in Somalia between the late 1970s and 1991 when he came back to Ethiopia to participate in the formation of the transitional government led by EPRDF.

When EPRDF purged out SLM from the transitional government in 1992 Mr. Hankarso sought asylum in Britain and lived there until recently. However, he returned back to Ethiopia a year ago under unclear arrangement with the current government. He went back to Britain because of ill health and passed away there a week ago. His body was sent to Sidama for burial.
http://sidamachronicle.blogspot.com/2007/11/former-leader-of-sidama-liberation.html

AM2

December 15th, 2010, 08:11 PM

Tnx ... interesting. Suprised the government let them build this HUGE monument of a guy they exiled.

Ahadu

December 15th, 2010, 10:29 PM

Tnx ... interesting. Suprised the government let them build this HUGE monument of a guy they exiled.

They (EPRDF) didn't force him - it was his choice to leave the country. Same thing was happening in the early 90's with OLF. Lencho Leta of OLF, for example, was nominated by Meles Zenawi to lead the transitional government but Lencho refused to be nominated saying that he's got no experience to lead - what Fk was he doing in the parliament anyway....:lol:

AM2

December 16th, 2010, 04:44 AM

They (EPRDF) didn't force him - it was his choice to leave the country. Same thing was happening in the early 90's with OLF. Lencho Leta of OLF, for example, was nominated by Meles Zenawi to lead the transitional government but Lencho refused to be nominated saying that he's got no experience to lead - what Fk was he doing in the parliament anyway....:lol:
"When EPRDF purged out SLM from the transitional government in 1992...". key word is 'purge'. I don't believe anyone left the country voluntarily back then.

Hawassa

December 19th, 2010, 02:48 AM

From Picasa (Michaela P)

View from Tabor Hill

http://img842.imageshack.us/img842/2974/p1040031l.jpg (http://img842.imageshack.us/i/p1040031l.jpg/)

Yoniii

December 19th, 2010, 03:04 AM

9-10 construction sites, nice!

Hawassa

December 19th, 2010, 10:30 PM

From Picasa (vinodchandran001)

Around Awassa

http://img256.imageshack.us/img256/4761/dsc00295as.jpg (http://img256.imageshack.us/i/dsc00295as.jpg/)

http://img440.imageshack.us/img440/2493/dsc00377cb.jpg (http://img440.imageshack.us/i/dsc00377cb.jpg/)

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Hawassa

December 19th, 2010, 10:47 PM

More pics from around awassa from the same source

http://img824.imageshack.us/img824/1496/dsc00320ta.jpg (http://img824.imageshack.us/i/dsc00320ta.jpg/)

http://img441.imageshack.us/img441/451/dsc00326su.jpg (http://img441.imageshack.us/i/dsc00326su.jpg/)

http://img24.imageshack.us/img24/6420/dsc00323rv.jpg (http://img24.imageshack.us/i/dsc00323rv.jpg/)

http://img826.imageshack.us/img826/1286/dsc00325dx.jpg (http://img826.imageshack.us/i/dsc00325dx.jpg/)

abesha

December 19th, 2010, 10:50 PM

I love the cobblestone pavement.

Hawassa

December 19th, 2010, 11:01 PM

More pics same source

http://img151.imageshack.us/img151/9516/dsc00336b.jpg (http://img151.imageshack.us/i/dsc00336b.jpg/)

http://img641.imageshack.us/img641/4963/dsc00342ed.jpg (http://img641.imageshack.us/i/dsc00342ed.jpg/)

http://img213.imageshack.us/img213/4098/dsc00329hg.jpg (http://img213.imageshack.us/i/dsc00329hg.jpg/)

Yoniii

December 19th, 2010, 11:03 PM

Hawassa, thanks for posting!

I love the cobblestone pavement.
+1

Hawassa

December 20th, 2010, 01:27 AM

Pictures of the Streets. From Picasa ( vinodchandran001)

http://img194.imageshack.us/img194/2074/dsc00354v.jpg (http://img194.imageshack.us/i/dsc00354v.jpg/)

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dorzew

December 21st, 2010, 10:43 PM

When I see more of clean streets of hawassa city, I am just falling in love with the city. I hope the city will grow with keeping its cleanness.

African Lion

December 23rd, 2010, 08:31 PM

interesting place, definitely the most livable and clean Ethiopian city. Addis ababa, take notes.

EriFly

December 25th, 2010, 08:49 AM

Splendid Pictures thanks for sharing :)

Jimp

January 13th, 2011, 07:58 AM

Who is this dude, never heard of him??

'Dude'??? ' I can see here how disrespectful you guys are trying to be here. This statue is built for sidama leader (icon), by sidama people @ sidama land. Has nothing to do with immigrant. If I were u guys, I will refrain from any illitrate comment and educate myself about the culture and history about the people I'm immigrated or integrated In to or I will get the F out of their land, as simple as that.
We love and live in harmony with anyone who love and respect us, anyone who's can't learn from their past mistake, it's time for you to hit the road.
Mr. Woldeamanuel Dubale, spent his entire life not for his own comfort and wealth but for the equality, truth and freedom Of sidama people on their God given land, fighting three gov't, that's why even EPRDF let his people to recognize Him and named the street and schools by his name even if they have disagreement with him they know what he stood for is not for his own personal interest.

Tarrex

January 22nd, 2011, 06:57 PM

clean and well maintained roads :cheers:

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5043/5366900476_d0509e0bf4_z.jpg

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Yoniii

January 28th, 2011, 05:11 PM

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Yoniii

January 28th, 2011, 05:12 PM

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Yoniii

January 28th, 2011, 05:13 PM

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Yoniii

January 28th, 2011, 05:14 PM

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Yoniii

January 28th, 2011, 05:14 PM

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Yoniii

January 28th, 2011, 05:15 PM

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Yoniii

January 28th, 2011, 05:16 PM

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Yoniii

January 28th, 2011, 05:16 PM

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Yoniii

January 28th, 2011, 05:17 PM

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Yoniii

January 28th, 2011, 05:18 PM

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Yoniii

January 28th, 2011, 05:19 PM

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Yoniii

January 28th, 2011, 05:19 PM

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Yoniii

January 28th, 2011, 05:20 PM

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Yoniii

January 28th, 2011, 05:21 PM

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Yoniii

January 28th, 2011, 05:22 PM

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Yoniii

January 28th, 2011, 05:22 PM

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Yoniii

January 28th, 2011, 05:23 PM

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Yoniii

January 28th, 2011, 05:23 PM

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Yoniii

January 28th, 2011, 05:24 PM

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Yoniii

January 28th, 2011, 05:25 PM

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Yoniii

January 28th, 2011, 05:26 PM

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Yoniii

January 28th, 2011, 05:26 PM

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Yoniii

January 28th, 2011, 05:27 PM

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Yoniii

January 28th, 2011, 05:27 PM

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Yoniii

January 28th, 2011, 05:28 PM

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Yoniii

January 28th, 2011, 05:28 PM

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Yoniii

January 28th, 2011, 05:29 PM

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Yoniii

January 28th, 2011, 05:30 PM

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abesha

January 28th, 2011, 05:41 PM

Love the pics! Awassa is wonderful. Spotless, orderly, well-maintained greenery. Why can't Addis do it??

Yoniii

January 28th, 2011, 06:06 PM

Awassa was just amazing, my friend took some beautiful landscape photos of the surrounding area's, haile's resort and some other things, I will post them as soon as I get them. There is a lot of road construction going on, the city is growing really fast and it's getting huge amounts of investments. New hotels are popping up everywhere. The locals we've talked with seem to be really proud of their city as well.

Tarrex

January 28th, 2011, 10:00 PM

I love the roads! I hope a proper masterplan is in place so that Awassa can avoid to be a mess.

Liones

January 29th, 2011, 05:46 AM

i am actually surprised to see people zebra crossing without the street lights.... Ethiopian cities need street lights so as to avoid the disorganization i see in pictures especially in Addis.

abbis

January 29th, 2011, 12:28 PM

hey guys i have been following the Ethiopian trend for a long time now i think it is time for me to become part of it.
i love the pictures u post yoni very beautiful city i was in awassa last week it is tidy and beautiful city

Yoniii

January 29th, 2011, 02:20 PM

Thank you abbis and welcome to SSC.

abesha

January 29th, 2011, 03:59 PM

Hi Abbis! Welcome to our community.

I see you are in Ethiopia, you're the first member from home!

Ahadu

January 29th, 2011, 10:27 PM

enkelfam

January 30th, 2011, 03:45 AM

:bow:
Yoniii thank you for all the pictures you have posted here.

Awassa is on my itinerary on my next visit, lots of resembalance with Bahir Dar.

Yoniii

January 31st, 2011, 02:43 PM

St Gabriel Church

http://img406.imageshack.us/img406/6417/dsc0277ft.jpg

http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/3001/dsc0284m.jpg

Yoniii

January 31st, 2011, 02:44 PM

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Yoniii

January 31st, 2011, 02:46 PM

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Yoniii

January 31st, 2011, 02:46 PM

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Yoniii

January 31st, 2011, 02:47 PM

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Yoniii

January 31st, 2011, 02:49 PM

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Yoniii

January 31st, 2011, 02:49 PM

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Yoniii

January 31st, 2011, 03:00 PM

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Yoniii

January 31st, 2011, 03:00 PM

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Yoniii

January 31st, 2011, 03:01 PM

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Yoniii

January 31st, 2011, 03:02 PM

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Yoniii

January 31st, 2011, 03:02 PM

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Yoniii

January 31st, 2011, 03:03 PM

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Yoniii

January 31st, 2011, 03:03 PM

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Yoniii

January 31st, 2011, 03:04 PM

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Yoniii

January 31st, 2011, 03:05 PM

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Yoniii

January 31st, 2011, 03:05 PM

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Yoniii

January 31st, 2011, 03:07 PM

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Yoniii

January 31st, 2011, 03:08 PM

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Yoniii

January 31st, 2011, 03:09 PM

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Yoniii

January 31st, 2011, 03:16 PM

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Yoniii

January 31st, 2011, 03:17 PM

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Yoniii

January 31st, 2011, 03:18 PM

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Yoniii

January 31st, 2011, 03:18 PM

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Yoniii

January 31st, 2011, 03:34 PM

We found a cute little Sidama village in the outskirts of the town..

http://img824.imageshack.us/img824/4756/dsc02881s.jpg

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Yoniii

January 31st, 2011, 03:49 PM

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Yoniii

January 31st, 2011, 03:50 PM

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Yoniii

January 31st, 2011, 03:50 PM

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Yoniii

January 31st, 2011, 03:52 PM

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Yoniii

January 31st, 2011, 03:53 PM

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Yoniii

January 31st, 2011, 03:59 PM

Where we stayed..

http://img80.imageshack.us/img80/5610/dsc02966d.jpg

http://img163.imageshack.us/img163/4616/dsc02397z.jpg

Yoniii

January 31st, 2011, 04:00 PM

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Yoniii

January 31st, 2011, 04:09 PM

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Yoniii

January 31st, 2011, 04:09 PM

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Yoniii

January 31st, 2011, 04:10 PM

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Yoniii

January 31st, 2011, 04:11 PM

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Yoniii

January 31st, 2011, 04:11 PM

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Yoniii

January 31st, 2011, 04:12 PM

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Yoniii

January 31st, 2011, 04:13 PM

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musa90

January 31st, 2011, 04:31 PM

Clean and green :okay:

Yoniii

January 31st, 2011, 04:36 PM

Haile's resort

http://img600.imageshack.us/img600/6951/dsc0484q.jpg

http://img822.imageshack.us/img822/8796/dsc0487x.jpg

Yoniii

January 31st, 2011, 04:37 PM

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Yoniii

January 31st, 2011, 04:38 PM

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Yoniii

January 31st, 2011, 04:39 PM

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Yoniii

January 31st, 2011, 04:40 PM

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Yoniii

January 31st, 2011, 04:52 PM

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Yoniii

January 31st, 2011, 04:52 PM

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Yoniii

January 31st, 2011, 04:53 PM

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Yoniii

January 31st, 2011, 04:53 PM

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Yoniii

January 31st, 2011, 04:54 PM

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Yoniii

January 31st, 2011, 04:55 PM

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Yoniii

January 31st, 2011, 04:56 PM

These birds look huge in real life..

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Yoniii

January 31st, 2011, 04:57 PM

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Yoniii

January 31st, 2011, 04:57 PM

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Yoniii

January 31st, 2011, 04:58 PM

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abesha

January 31st, 2011, 05:01 PM

The "aba coda" is a huge bird. They're everywhere too.

Hersh

January 31st, 2011, 09:42 PM

When you were in Awassa, did you feel a familiar sense of cleanliness and orderliness that you expect in Europe?
It just seems like a city that's superbly well planned, and aesthetically pleasant, especially compared to what you have in Addis where, the roads are dirty, the buildings awkwardly designed, where the sidewalks are uncomfortably narrow or nonexistent, the walls unnecessarily high, and endless other things.

Yoniii

February 1st, 2011, 12:05 AM

When you were in Awassa, did you feel a familiar sense of cleanliness and orderliness that you expect in Europe?
The developed parts of town, yes. It's well maintained, clean air, well planned wide roads with a proper "zebra's" etc. It felt so nice to get away from Addis for a couple of days to a place like Awassa, I loved it.

lamrof

February 1st, 2011, 12:46 AM

The developed parts of town, yes. It's well maintained, clean air, well planned wide roads with a proper "zebra's" etc. It felt so nice to get away from Addis for a couple of days to a place like Awassa, I loved it.

Good answer for a good question. I wanted to ask the same. How is the city as a whole, meaning the clean and orderly is more than the dirty and messy part?

If Hawassa is indeed as good as it looks in videos and pics, I wonder where that came from, specially when nearby cities like Nazret and Adisaba are garbage dumps.

Its seems everyone I know around me want to buy/build their dream house in Hawassa. I am thinking to jump on the bandwagon.

dorzew

February 1st, 2011, 01:33 AM

http://img189.imageshack.us/img189/1264/dsc0401n.jpg

Did you notice the guy, to the right with bicycle in the picture, is peeing on the street!? :ohno::ohno::ohno:Hawassa needs to consider having public restrooms throughout the town.

musa90

February 1st, 2011, 02:14 AM

^^ lol, an eye for detail you got there.

Yoniii

February 1st, 2011, 02:49 AM

Good answer for a good question. I wanted to ask the same. How is the city as a whole, meaning the clean and orderly is more than the dirty and messy part?
There are undeveloped parts with random souks in areas that lacks proper roads etc, I wouldn't call them orderly but the city as a whole seemed clean. The central parts of town looks like the photos, it's definitely more of the "clean and orderly" but remember that it's a small town even though it's growing fast.

DZman

February 1st, 2011, 02:51 AM

Did you notice the guy, to the right with bicycle in the picture, is peeing on the street!? :ohno::ohno::ohno:Hawassa needs to consider having public restrooms throughout the town.

a much needed relief :lol:

Ahadu

February 1st, 2011, 05:23 AM

Hawassa needs to consider having public restrooms throughout the town.

^^
Sorry brother,
Public Restrooms & sidewalks are prohibited by Ethiopian Constitution (Article 39.1A).....Attempt to build/ or to even think about is punishable by stoning!!

http://img233.imageshack.us/img233/294/54368666.jpg

AM2

February 1st, 2011, 07:42 PM

^^ The french had problems with these toilets ... they weren't being used for the intended purpose. Apparently they were being used mostly by junkies, drug dealers and prostitutes.

dorzew

February 1st, 2011, 08:08 PM

Simfan34

February 2nd, 2011, 01:20 AM

^^
Sorry brother,
Public Restrooms & sidewalks are prohibited by Ethiopian Constitution (Article 39.1A).....Attempt to build/ or to even think about is punishable by stoning!!

:lol::lol::lol::lol:

Maybe a smoke detector will do the trick, but I fear the people may just go wherever they want, and a country person may go in the sink... :puke: But I think we don't have to worry about drug users- khat chewers can do it in the open! :ohno:

musa90

February 2nd, 2011, 01:21 AM

:lol::lol::lol::lol:

Maybe a smoke detector will do the trick, but I fear the people may just go wherever they want, and a country person may go in the sink... :puke: But I think we don't have to worry about drug users- khat chewers can do it in the open! :ohno:

Khat is basically like coffee, you call that a drug?

Skyliner123

February 10th, 2011, 11:11 PM

picasaweb
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/_uDKVkaJ_-U0/TVFnwQwD4lI/AAAAAAAAIgI/mAadXlVihQc/s640/IMG_1439_1.JPG

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/_uDKVkaJ_-U0/TVFnuL4x-vI/AAAAAAAAIgI/Hl2L1Vnp6nE/s640/IMG_1436.JPG

Hawassa

March 2nd, 2011, 11:21 AM

Kollobo, picasaweb

http://img268.imageshack.us/img268/1442/p1010232p.jpg (http://img268.imageshack.us/i/p1010232p.jpg/)

http://img695.imageshack.us/img695/7831/p1010154f.jpg (http://img695.imageshack.us/i/p1010154f.jpg/)

http://img641.imageshack.us/img641/4929/p1010220lu.jpg (http://img641.imageshack.us/i/p1010220lu.jpg/)

http://img812.imageshack.us/img812/7549/p1010224l.jpg (http://img812.imageshack.us/i/p1010224l.jpg/)

http://img402.imageshack.us/img402/3204/p1010233qp.jpg (http://img402.imageshack.us/i/p1010233qp.jpg/)

http://img19.imageshack.us/img19/4672/p1010235y.jpg (http://img19.imageshack.us/i/p1010235y.jpg/)

http://img850.imageshack.us/img850/8508/p1010237.jpg (http://img850.imageshack.us/i/p1010237.jpg/)

abnet

March 2nd, 2011, 05:31 PM

eliasbeef

March 13th, 2011, 08:52 AM

^^ Nice pic.Hawassa. It looks like lewi resort 4 is open for business. When i was there in last september they were doing a finishing touch on it and now it looks great. The price for the tukuls were $139/night and for the building facing the lake were $129/night .Next time when i go i will definitly check it out.

$130 is what I paid for an all-inclusive weekend in a well developed Mediterranean resort where labor and the cost of running the business costs more..I wonder who their customers are?....I hate the way businesses in Ethiopia want to get rich overnight..perhaps that is why most are not good at maintaining and sustaining...

Roha

March 13th, 2011, 05:31 PM

[QUOTE=Hawassa;73600741]Kollobo, picasaweb

http://img695.imageshack.us/img695/7831/p1010154f.jpg (http://img695.imageshack.us/i/p1010154f.jpg/)

^^ Oh, we can add one more floor on the top. :lol:

eliasbeef

March 24th, 2011, 03:15 PM

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Yoniii

March 24th, 2011, 06:51 PM

^^ Nice seeing the gate completed.

dorzew

April 9th, 2011, 07:28 AM

Distinguished sculptor and Addis Ababa University School of Fine Arts instructor Getahun Assefa and his fellow students are the one who was working on this amazing monument.

http://img854.imageshack.us/img854/853/85666500.jpg

Artist Getahun is carving the neck.
http://img689.imageshack.us/img689/8479/70751992.jpg

dorzew

April 9th, 2011, 07:31 AM

Fellow students were working hard too.

http://img153.imageshack.us/img153/6182/53950315.jpg

http://img217.imageshack.us/img217/7798/82175909.jpg

***All photos courtesy of Artist getahun Assefa

Afriq

April 11th, 2011, 11:23 PM

Hawassa

May 18th, 2011, 11:33 PM

Wickham-Picasa

http://lh4.ggpht.com/_BltXor9qtcc/Tck9OntsHXI/AAAAAAAANyQ/jj0Mo1uYT64/s640/IMG_7561.JPG

musiccity

May 28th, 2011, 05:34 PM

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http://img863.imageshack.us/img863/5717/52070562.jpg

Kata-2

August 26th, 2011, 04:31 AM

woldamanuel dubala, founder of SLM who later chased out of the country with the likes of OLF, ONLF by TPLF back in 90s. The primer on the monument isn't true at all.

AWASSA, is beautiful city. I haven't seen people as nice as Awasa's. They are very laid back and liberal folks. Nice to see pictures of my alma mater here :)

abesha

August 26th, 2011, 05:16 AM

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2648/3842369719_ccc574d432.jpg

Park by the lake:

http://img231.imageshack.us/img231/3787/awassanearthelake.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/231/awassanearthelake.jpg/)

Yoniii

September 4th, 2011, 11:28 AM

http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/3383/dsc0414g.jpg

^^
http://www.diretube.com/etv-debub-program/ethnic-value-video_07f4bdcc2.html

Fast-forward to 01:15 & 10:20.

EthioDesighner

September 5th, 2011, 06:12 AM

Did any one notice Hawassa streets look more cleaner than Addis's?

Simfan34

September 5th, 2011, 04:14 PM

Many, many times. Welcome.

abnet

September 5th, 2011, 07:20 PM

Thanks yonii! i can't get over on hawassa's love. Check the following one too, very nice advertisement for hawassa.
http://www.diretube.com/ethio-tourism/hawassa-from-lake-to-city-video_15e166b65.html

lamrof

September 6th, 2011, 05:41 AM

የጡረታ ቤቴን ኣዋሳ ነዉ የምሰራዉ። ኣሁን ቶሎ፤ ኣበሾች እየሄዳችሁ ሳታስወድዱት።

DZman

October 5th, 2011, 05:43 AM

የጡረታ ቤቴን ኣዋሳ ነዉ የምሰራዉ። ኣሁን ቶሎ፤ ኣበሾች እየሄዳችሁ ሳታስወድዱት።

Why Lamrof banned? He did a lot of contribution for the ssc thread. Yosef unban him please

Ethiopis

October 7th, 2011, 09:55 AM

I am honestly blown away by these pictures. Thanks for posting.

abesha

October 8th, 2011, 02:32 AM

Welcome Ethiopis!

Kata-2

October 10th, 2011, 06:18 AM

i;m banned too for no reason. :ohno:

lady gaga

October 10th, 2011, 02:30 PM

you are lamrof???

Kata-2

October 10th, 2011, 11:11 PM

you are lamrof???

nah

eliasbeef

October 11th, 2011, 09:25 AM

Why Lamrof banned? He did a lot of contribution for the ssc thread. Yosef unban him please

In fact his banning is long overdue...you will find him in Sawa thread if you miss him.

eliasbeef

October 11th, 2011, 09:25 AM

sorry canceled

Skyliner123

December 14th, 2011, 04:53 AM

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-6is0EYkadA8/TnLdamOHDVI/AAAAAAAC9cg/oc8X0cz5PiE/s720/DSC_9956.JPG
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-6rf_UTyUQAI/TnLdeRBhgBI/AAAAAAAC9ck/3NZzXZnCZbI/s720/DSC_9957.JPG
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/--iGvXLDMNAk/TnLdp3RIb8I/AAAAAAAC9cs/tfLQsdRfoe0/s720/DSC_9960.JPG
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-n2Q661fOCCg/TnLlKgH8fPI/AAAAAAAC9iU/hMNN8PLJJFc/s512/DSC_0061.JPG
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-LucDTXh4x7I/TnLlFrtt5pI/AAAAAAAC9iQ/_PYMdZTQtWk/s720/DSC_0057.JPG
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-5XmjoW7SXto/TnLlBoskSDI/AAAAAAAC9iM/XIKwJD6s3SM/s720/DSC_0056.JPGhttps://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-5XmjoW7SXto/TnLlBoskSDI/AAAAAAAC9iM/XIKwJD6s3SM/s720/DSC_0056.JPG
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-RMtfb-bhbsU/TnLk-obEiTI/AAAAAAAC9iI/5MrRfJ2cOPE/s720/DSC_0055.JPG
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-rhTFasVnA-s/TnLlNtpJSdI/AAAAAAAC9iY/plU2PSqnclI/s720/DSC_0062.JPG
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-yu9Vg5QD-3s/TnLlTL0IqLI/AAAAAAAC9ic/tlcBVgIfZpY/s720/DSC_0063.JPG
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-h-HGcqHiXbY/TnLlXYScB8I/AAAAAAAC9ig/4zQEYyD20TU/s720/DSC_0064.JPG
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-y_ssnjTMhnE/TnLldIKGYAI/AAAAAAAC9ik/dFAWeHZGCvM/s720/DSC_0065.JPG
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/--1Tne5Pc71U/TnLnKH4xoQI/AAAAAAAC9kA/LF7he5z0aRQ/s720/DSC_0089.JPG
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-rBQPEUO9HNM/TnLn4vYUwsI/AAAAAAAC9kQ/lJsLwl4euKQ/s720/DSC_0093.JPG
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-HzOR1vgPWzQ/TnLoLevn4bI/AAAAAAAC9kY/pB020Ck96Fs/s720/DSC_0095.JPG
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-t8rVPS4ukeA/TnQKM-4QL3I/AAAAAAAC9pY/YG6ix_82i2A/s720/DSC_0143.JPG

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-3oIJ3o_iFQM/TnQR6Sf6flI/AAAAAAAC9vw/gZTCEKuFe0c/s720/DSC_0260.JPG
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-vEXFFkG2ciM/TnQR-gKvhjI/AAAAAAAC9v0/Y-hnT2tQ6a8/s720/DSC_0261.JPG
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-URLt8D8PPt0/TnQSGZglYpI/AAAAAAAC9v8/2_NG8SAnIKA/s720/DSC_0263.JPG
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-vFdo66v0-YY/TnQSBzJRB3I/AAAAAAAC9v4/baGPi1wNnRs/s720/DSC_0262.JPG
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-E3Kqr9YqVoY/TnQSJf_NbjI/AAAAAAAC9wA/v8O5CCLSk2c/s720/DSC_0264.JPG
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-AQEa-839jUc/TnQSMaZP28I/AAAAAAAC9wE/bLI3gdROngU/s720/DSC_0265.JPG

Miniture golfing in Awassa!!
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-ONEH2FIIrRY/TnQLUaoecNI/AAAAAAAC9qo/Zr-cDyxRHpM/s720/DSC_0163.JPG
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-zVGZblkfBQw/TnQLZoq8-fI/AAAAAAAC9qs/yPb8kE4ArA4/s720/DSC_0165.JPG

Credit to HenokGirma@picasaweb.com

abnet

December 14th, 2011, 06:41 AM

I am desperatly in love on Awassa :drool: By the way the hotel in the middle is Lewi Resort IV .
Good job skyliner :cheers:

Yoniii

December 14th, 2011, 08:32 AM

Probably the most popular city in Ethio. Imagine Awassa with a vibrant night life like Addis, I can't wait to see how the city will look like in 10 years time.

eliasbeef

January 5th, 2012, 08:43 PM

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3173/3069793926_2c7682b5ac_b.jpg

Kata-2

January 19th, 2012, 11:20 PM

Probably the most popular city in Ethio. Imagine Awassa with a vibrant night life like Addis, I can't wait to see how the city will look like in 10 years time.

Definitely the most popular city in the country. Awassa, for city of that size, does have wonderful night life as well as many more. I lived in both Addis and Awassa, I would rather spend my entire life in Awassa than one day in Addis. You can just go to the lake and enjoy the fresh air or boating.... Besides, the city is clean, very liberal, nice and laid back folks...

abesha

January 19th, 2012, 11:39 PM

^^ I love Awassa too.

Here are some pics of the Lewi Resort

http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/34403_107276159337518_100001654031898_53136_6243796_n.jpg

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-QJdFLSxzyfI/TgXsKMpTs4I/AAAAAAAAFF4/wo8Jxwcmg0k/s1600/Blog+19+Lake+Awassa.jpg

http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/72525_107274302671037_100001654031898_53130_1778044_n.jpg

http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/73261_107274192671048_100001654031898_53127_3742263_n.jpg

http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/72780_107274132671054_100001654031898_53126_6164722_n.jpg

http://a1.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/71933_103202736411527_100001654031898_22256_1965672_n.jpg

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-QmuCG2EC--0/TgXswD_kJ-I/AAAAAAAAFGE/BhI9z_vPt-g/s1600/Blog+19+fountain.jpg

Kata-2

January 20th, 2012, 12:06 AM

^^ the last pic is cool. I didn't know they started that too. The owner of Lewi has other big hotel in the center of the city too.

rasta55

January 21st, 2012, 04:44 AM

Here's a documentary on the person responsible for the city's landscaped medians...

http://www.diretube.com/etv-lewetatoch/tewodros-tadesse-social-activity-in-hawassa-video_2802d684e.html

Kata-2

January 21st, 2012, 05:03 AM

Here's a documentary on the person responsible for the city's landscaped medians...

http://www.diretube.com/etv-lewetatoch/tewodros-tadesse-social-activity-in-hawassa-video_2802d684e.html

The city is beautiful(clean) even before the dude did that. Not hating on dude or anything. He's making it more beautiful thou:cheers:

Roha

January 21st, 2012, 05:21 AM

^^

It makes me happy when I see this kind of story.

abesha

January 21st, 2012, 05:38 AM

What a lovely story! He's a very inspirational person. We need millions like him.

eliasbeef

January 24th, 2012, 01:33 PM

^^

It makes me happy when I see this kind of story.

I knew him when he was running a coffee/bar business in London and the guy seems reasonable and humble at the same time....he used advice fellow Ethiopians about looking for their roots and investing back home...In fact I wasn't surprised to see him trying to make a deference in his home country..well-done to him.

FKebede

March 13th, 2012, 10:54 AM

http://www.capitalethiopia.com/images/stories/March-11-I.jpg

BET Architects PLC has won a bid to design a major component of an expansion project
Hawassa University will soon undertake. Hawassa University wishes to build a new university grounds including a facility it named Yirgalem Campus, for which it solicited design proposals. The university was aided by the Association of Ethiopian Architects [AEA] to select from seven entries for the three projects; civil engineering laboratory, administration building, and dormitory. The competition resulted in a big win for BET which, partnering with an international firm, has also sealed the deal to design Ethiopian Airlines’ headquarters in February. BET took the largest of the three projects to draw a facility that houses buildings including students’ dormitory. Yohannes Abay came in second, and Sileshi Consult took third place in the competition. “BET Architects won the competition having fulfilled the client’s requirement. BET had proposed a campus development plan, and the dormitory block arrangement had better facilities for both genders; it also made the new design engage well with the existing block,” said Biruk Tefera, secretary of AEA. According to Tesfamariam Teshome, a senior partner at BET Architects, ‘Unity in Diversity’ is a theme the firm undertook to sketch the winning design that consists of dormitory, library, staff and administration office, class rooms, and others. “Individual buildings celebrating their diversity are united by the nature and common characteristics running through all the buildings. The library and other common functions are taken as a focal point to unite students, who come from different ethnic group and regions, both functionally and physically,” says Tesfamariam of the winning conceptual sketch. “Having this purpose, the library block is done in a hybrid form, sharing colors, forms and character from all the buildings around. The site nature characterized by diversified local trees, coffee, and ‘Enset’ [false banana] is intentionally used as a uniting element, embracing buildings and open spaces and also passing through most of the buildings.” The construction project, which BET will supervise as part of the deal, is estimated to cost about 150 million birr with a life time of 24 months. “Now we are awarded the project, it is time to enter into financial negotiations. We will ask for four months to prepare detailed design,” Tesfamariam told Capital on Tuesday. BET is a private firm founded by Tesfamariam and his founding partner Daniel Alemayehu; both are teaching at the architecture school in Addis Ababa University for the last twenty years.

Habesh

March 15th, 2012, 04:39 AM

http://images.travelpod.com/tw_slides/ta03/231/258/1152_13191066148-tpfil02aw-10355.jpg

http://images.travelpod.com/tripwow/photos/ta-00eb-679a-a2b4/new-cafe-shashamane-ethiopia+12981855208-tpfil02aw-1677.jpg

http://www.hu.edu.et/hu/images/hu_main-campus/hu_main%20campus%20pics%204.jpg

http://www.hu.edu.et/hu/images/hu_main-campus/hu_main%20campus%202.jpg

Habesh

March 15th, 2012, 04:43 AM

http://www.hu.edu.et/hu/images/hu_main-campus/hu_main%20campus%2016.jpg

http://www.hu.edu.et/hu/images/hu_main-campus/hu_main%20campus%2017.jpg

http://www.hu.edu.et/hu/images/hu_main-campus/betam%20yamral%20bilual%20ashenafi.jpg

Habesh

March 15th, 2012, 04:44 AM

http://www.hu.edu.et/hu/images/hu_main-campus/hu_main%20campus%20pics%203.jpg

Habesh

March 15th, 2012, 04:46 AM

http://www.hu.edu.et/hu/images/hu_main-campus/audit.jpg

http://www.hu.edu.et/hu/images/hu_main-campus/hotel%201.jpg

Habesh

March 15th, 2012, 04:48 AM

http://www.hu.edu.et/hu/images/hu_main-campus/hu_main%20campus%2021.jpg

http://www.hu.edu.et/hu/images/hu_main-campus/hu_main%20campus%2028.jpg

http://www.hu.edu.et/hu/images/hu_main-campus/untitled-1.jpg

Habesh

March 15th, 2012, 04:53 AM

http://www.hu.edu.et/hu/images/hu_main-campus/hu_main%20campus%2020.jpg

All of the above were from the campus of Awasa University main campus (Debub campus).

FKebede

March 15th, 2012, 09:17 AM

http://www.hu.edu.et/hu/images/hu_main-campus/hu_main%20campus%2020.jpg

All of the above were from the campus of Awasa University main campus (Debub campus).

Awassa university has the best designed campus building compared to all the new universities, and I think the best gate design in the whole country, even better than Addis Ababa university.

Habesh

March 15th, 2012, 06:24 PM

http://sphotos.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-snc7/312686_147416808688154_144930012270167_237784_1612837942_n.jpg

Habesh

March 29th, 2012, 02:35 AM

The gate of HU is so cool

http://www.hu.edu.et/hu/images/500/maincampus.jpg

Habesh

March 29th, 2012, 02:39 AM

is that tota i see next to the pole ? haha

http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5260/5429281208_7a51734ef0_z.jpg

yosiast

March 29th, 2012, 02:03 PM

i like the cobble stones

Habesh

April 9th, 2012, 12:02 PM

http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/183172_183877241649074_100000803992615_364338_1259161_n.jpg

http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/306009_3369151121412_1648236123_2625621_1582751421_n.jpg

DZman

May 30th, 2012, 01:09 PM

Everybody Love Hawassa
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-pwY5NRa9EaM/TvUvtTWFjLI/AAAAAAAAJ-s/tuIBo3fM694/s776/IMG_3434.JPG
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-CLKPyG8gTjE/TvUvhcZSG3I/AAAAAAAAJ-Y/h-6ja15ovvw/s776/IMG_3425.JPG
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https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-gSzJUr3gWRk/TvUxC3S016I/AAAAAAAAKAc/Pw4_1w-Eaoo/s582/IMG_3510.JPG

Hawassa

June 21st, 2012, 11:33 AM

http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5119/7197041510_8ae5d91d55_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/davidbaileymbe/7197041510/)
The 2012 Hawassa Half Marathon (http://www.flickr.com/photos/davidbaileymbe/7197041510/) by David Bailey MBE (http://www.flickr.com/people/davidbaileymbe/), on Flickr

Hawassa

June 21st, 2012, 11:39 AM

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7096/7197047256_3502964210.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/davidbaileymbe/7197047256/)
The 2012 Hawassa Half Marathon (http://www.flickr.com/photos/davidbaileymbe/7197047256/) by David Bailey MBE (http://www.flickr.com/people/davidbaileymbe/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7221/7197047654_6ff92bee86.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/davidbaileymbe/7197047654/)
The 2012 Hawassa Half Marathon (http://www.flickr.com/photos/davidbaileymbe/7197047654/) by David Bailey MBE (http://www.flickr.com/people/davidbaileymbe/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7081/7196989910_2eb5f7709a.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/davidbaileymbe/7196989910/)
The 2012 Hawassa Half Marathon (http://www.flickr.com/photos/davidbaileymbe/7196989910/) by David Bailey MBE (http://www.flickr.com/people/davidbaileymbe/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7076/7196960122_7e317d3f67.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/davidbaileymbe/7196960122/)
The 2012 Hawassa Half Marathon (http://www.flickr.com/photos/davidbaileymbe/7196960122/) by David Bailey MBE (http://www.flickr.com/people/davidbaileymbe/), on Flickr

Hawassa

June 21st, 2012, 11:49 AM

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7096/7196908770_1def5055c3_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/davidbaileymbe/7196908770/)
The 2012 Hawassa Half Marathon (http://www.flickr.com/photos/davidbaileymbe/7196908770/) by David Bailey MBE (http://www.flickr.com/people/davidbaileymbe/), on Flickr

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8154/7196915780_58525fd244_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/davidbaileymbe/7196915780/)
The 2012 Hawassa Half Marathon (http://www.flickr.com/photos/davidbaileymbe/7196915780/) by David Bailey MBE (http://www.flickr.com/people/davidbaileymbe/), on Flickr

http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5195/7196923352_0386732cba_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/davidbaileymbe/7196923352/)
The 2012 Hawassa Half Marathon (http://www.flickr.com/photos/davidbaileymbe/7196923352/) by David Bailey MBE (http://www.flickr.com/people/davidbaileymbe/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7229/7196991852_5b67d5016a_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/davidbaileymbe/7196991852/)
The 2012 Hawassa Half Marathon (http://www.flickr.com/photos/davidbaileymbe/7196991852/) by David Bailey MBE (http://www.flickr.com/people/davidbaileymbe/), on Flickr

http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5191/7197001510_773f643dcf_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/davidbaileymbe/7197001510/)
The 2012 Hawassa Half Marathon (http://www.flickr.com/photos/davidbaileymbe/7197001510/) by David Bailey MBE (http://www.flickr.com/people/davidbaileymbe/), on Flickr

Hawassa

June 21st, 2012, 11:55 AM

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8147/7196803878_2ddb6fb2b3_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/davidbaileymbe/7196803878/)
Hawassa Trip Images (http://www.flickr.com/photos/davidbaileymbe/7196803878/) by David Bailey MBE (http://www.flickr.com/people/davidbaileymbe/), on Flickr

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8003/7196802504_a861ba8a59_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/davidbaileymbe/7196802504/)
Hawassa Trip Images (http://www.flickr.com/photos/davidbaileymbe/7196802504/) by David Bailey MBE (http://www.flickr.com/people/davidbaileymbe/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7088/7196801846_e5f69ed573_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/davidbaileymbe/7196801846/)
Hawassa Trip Images (http://www.flickr.com/photos/davidbaileymbe/7196801846/) by David Bailey MBE (http://www.flickr.com/people/davidbaileymbe/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7234/7196763980_7f37c2ff5d_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/davidbaileymbe/7196763980/)
Hawassa Trip Images (http://www.flickr.com/photos/davidbaileymbe/7196763980/) by David Bailey MBE (http://www.flickr.com/people/davidbaileymbe/), on Flickr

http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5312/7196763010_3093f8586b_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/davidbaileymbe/7196763010/)
Hawassa Trip Images (http://www.flickr.com/photos/davidbaileymbe/7196763010/) by David Bailey MBE (http://www.flickr.com/people/davidbaileymbe/), on Flickr

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8024/7196689988_0d213640bc_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/davidbaileymbe/7196689988/)
Hawassa Trip Images (http://www.flickr.com/photos/davidbaileymbe/7196689988/) by David Bailey MBE (http://www.flickr.com/people/davidbaileymbe/), on Flickr

abesha

June 21st, 2012, 08:19 PM

Very nice pics - Awassa is really a city where you can enjoy life; laidback, clean, friendly population, etc.

Hawassa

June 25th, 2012, 09:44 AM

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7213/7197061662_7a48b692ba_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/davidbaileymbe/7197061662/)
The 2012 Hawassa Half Marathon (http://www.flickr.com/photos/davidbaileymbe/7197061662/) by David Bailey MBE (http://www.flickr.com/people/davidbaileymbe/), on Flickr

Hawassa

June 25th, 2012, 09:48 AM

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8014/7196961884_dc961c0a91_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/davidbaileymbe/7196961884/)
The 2012 Hawassa Half Marathon (http://www.flickr.com/photos/davidbaileymbe/7196961884/) by David Bailey MBE (http://www.flickr.com/people/davidbaileymbe/), on Flickr

http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5160/7196957772_aa3fff6700_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/davidbaileymbe/7196957772/)
The 2012 Hawassa Half Marathon (http://www.flickr.com/photos/davidbaileymbe/7196957772/) by David Bailey MBE (http://www.flickr.com/people/davidbaileymbe/), on Flickr

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8150/7196952078_42d48cff8e_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/davidbaileymbe/7196952078/)
The 2012 Hawassa Half Marathon (http://www.flickr.com/photos/davidbaileymbe/7196952078/) by David Bailey MBE (http://www.flickr.com/people/davidbaileymbe/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7092/7196933808_f01b5d93a9_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/davidbaileymbe/7196933808/)
The 2012 Hawassa Half Marathon (http://www.flickr.com/photos/davidbaileymbe/7196933808/) by David Bailey MBE (http://www.flickr.com/people/davidbaileymbe/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7073/7196933416_bc482b451a_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/davidbaileymbe/7196933416/)
The 2012 Hawassa Half Marathon (http://www.flickr.com/photos/davidbaileymbe/7196933416/) by David Bailey MBE (http://www.flickr.com/people/davidbaileymbe/), on Flickr