Addis Ababa

አዲስ አበባ

Ethiopia's capital and largest city, founded in 1886 by Emperor Menelik II and Empress Taytu Betul in the valley below Mount Entoto. At 2,355 m elevation it's the fourth-highest capital city in the world and the highest in Africa. Headquarters of the African Union and the UN Economic Commission for Africa — often called the political capital of Africa.