Dire Dawa
Chartered City of Ethiopia

Dire Dawa

Practical Information

Travel essentials, government safety advisories and The Out Index score for Dire Dawa.

Complete SafeTravel Warning

Avoid Non-Essential Travel

Avoid non-essential travel elsewhere in Ethiopia, except for the city of Addis Ababa due to ongoing civil unrest and armed conflicts in the northern part of the country, which could spread to new areas without warning (level 3 of 4).

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Official Names

  • Diridhaba(Somali)
  • Dirree Dhawaa(Oromo)
  • Dire Dawa(English)
  • ድሬዳዋ (Dire Dawa)(Amharic)

Regions

  • Horn of Africa
  • Eastern Africa

Continent

  • Africa

Total Population

341,834(as of 2007)

Capital

ISO Codes

ET-DDISO 3166-2

Currency

  • Ethiopian Birrall (ETB • Br)

Driving Side

Right Side of the Road

Electricity

Voltage: 220 V · Frequency: 50 Hz · Plug types: Type C, Type E, Type F, Type L

Languages

National
  • Amharic(amh)a
  • Oromo(orm)b & c
  • Somali(som)b & c
  • English(eng)b
  • Ethiopian Sign Language(eth)b

Largest City

Dire Dawa(341,834 residents as of 2007)

Busiest Airport

Dire Dawa International Airport(DIR)

Plug types

Type C
Type C
Type E
Type E
Type F
Type F
Type L
Type L
Applies to
1Addis Ababa · 2Gambela Region · allAll destinations
Status
aDe Jure · bDe Facto · cIndigenous
The Out Index

Out Score of Dire Dawa

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Out Score of Dire Dawa

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Criminalisation warning

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