Eastern Ethiopia - Ethiopia, Djibouti and Somaliland - page 375

Sights

1 Chattara Market D2

2 Dire Dawa Market (Taiwan) D1

3 Ethiopia-Djibouti Railway Line Rehabilitation Project Office B1

4 Kafira Market C4

Sleeping

5 Continental Hotel B1

6 Mekonnen Hotel B1

7 Samrat Hotel A3

Eating

8 Al-Hashimi Sweets D2

Mekonnen Hotel (see 6)

9 Paradiso Restaurant A4

Samrat Hotel (see 7)

Shopping

10 Bashanfer C2

11 Green Gold B1

Sights
Dire Dawa's main highlights are its thriving markets.

Kafira Market
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With its Babel-like ambience, the enormous Kafira Market, sprawling way beyond its
Moorish-style arches, is the most striking. Delving into the organised chaos of its narrow
lanes is an assault on the senses. This market attracts people from miles around, including
Afar and Somali herders, Oromo farmers and Amhara merchants. Charcoal and firewood
is brought in from the hinterlands by camel; look for them in the wadi.

MARKET

Dire Dawa Market

MARKET