Mekele
the capital city in the northern Tigray Region of Ethiopia
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Summary
Mekele is a city[1]. Mekele draws 8,804 Wikipedia views per month (city category, ranking #610 of 5,534).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Tigray Region[3]
- Country: Ethiopia[4]
- Instance of: big city[5], special district of Ethiopia[6]
- Twinned administrative body: Ramla[7], Witten[8], Bayburt[9]
- Commons category: Mek'ele[10]
- Located in time zone: East Africa Time[11], UTC+03:00[12]
- Local dialing code: 34[13]
- Significant event: Battle of Mek'ele[14]
- Official website: http://www.mekelleadministration.gov.et/[15]
- Topic's main category: Category:Mekelle[16]
- Population: 323,700[17], 215,914[18], 96,938[19], 61,583[20]
- Capital of: Tigray Region[21]
- Official name: መቐለ[22], መቀሌ[23]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Mek'ele[24]
- Native label: መቐለ[25]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Mekelle[26]
- Elevation above sea level: 2084 m[27]
- Area: 24.44 km²[28]
- Category for the view of the item: Category:Views of Mek'ele[29]
Why It Matters
Mekele has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] Mekele is known by 45 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]