Nativity of Mary Catholic Cathedral


The spiritual hub of Mekele's small Catholic community.


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1. New Market

0.28 MILES

The city's main market is busy but not Ethiopia's most interesting – its stallholders mostly sell modern household goods and the sort of clothes of…

3. Derg Bombing Monument

0.34 MILES

Southwest of the ‘bazaar’, the intriguing monument in the roundabout is a memorial to the victims of the Derg bombing in Hawzien.

4. Mikael Church

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Crowds of pilgrims throng here on St Mikael's saint day.

5. Lucy Park

0.47 MILES

Small and slightly scruffy stand of green in the city centre.

6. Yohannes IV Museum

0.58 MILES

The Italian-designed stone palace built for Emperor Yohannes IV (r 1872–89) is now an interesting museum. Although the palace itself is undergoing a…