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Places near Dire Dawa by type
All 213 places by distance →One day from Dire Dawa
5 stops, one loop, back by 5:26 pm
177 km on the road, in driving order so you don’t double back. Times assume an 8 am start and typical visit lengths.
- Leave Dire Dawa
- Porc-Epic Caveheritage site · 1.5 hrs
- Tomb of Emir Nurtomb · 30 min
- Haji Ture Mosquemosque · 30 min
- Gara Muleta Teraraviewpoint · 1 hrs
- Chelenko Memorialmonument · 1.5 hrs
- Back in Dire Dawa
Questions people ask
What are the best places to visit near Dire Dawa?
Old Train Station of Dire Dawa (church, about 1 km), ብሄራዊ ቤተ መንግስት (heritage site, about 1 km), St. Michael Church (church, about 1 km), St. Mary Church (church, about 1 km), Dce Dd Ap’t Project (heritage site, about 1 km), Medhane Alem Church (church, about 1 km).
How many tourist places are there within 50 km of Dire Dawa?
45 places on Spotwander: 7 mosques & dargahs, 17 churches, 5 other attractions, 6 forts & heritage, 3 hill stations & viewpoints.
Which is the nearest dargah to Dire Dawa?
T’alīyan Mesgīd, about 1 km by road; Masjid Babu-Rahma Diri-Dhaba (4 km) is next.
Which is the nearest church to Dire Dawa?
ቃል ቲዩብ Living word, about 1 km by road; Old Train Station of Dire Dawa (1 km) is next.
What is a good one-day trip from Dire Dawa?
Start in Dire Dawa, visit Porc-Epic Cave, then Tomb of Emir Nur, then Haji Ture Mosque, then Gara Muleta Terara, then Chelenko Memorial, and drive back — about 177 km by road in all.