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Melka Kunture

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Melka Kunture, Ethiopia
Melka Kunture, Ethiopia. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.

關於Melka Kunture

Melka Awash (Amharic: መልካ አዋሽና) is a town in Central Ethiopia. It is also known as Melka Kunture, the name of the world heritage listed archaeological site surrounding the town.

Melka Kunture旅遊指南

如何抵達

By car Melka Awash is about 50 km south of Addis Ababa, along the highway to Tiya.

必看景點

Melka Kunture The Melka Kunture Paleolithic site (መልካ ቁንጥሬ) is the main reason to visit Melka Awash. The Awash river valley has remains of hominid life, dating back to as far as two million years ago. Six excavation sites around town make up the Melka Kunture world heritage site:

1 Gombore Garaba. Also has a museum. (updated Jul 2024) 2 Simbiro. (updated Jul 2024) 3 Balchut. (updated Jul 2024) 4 Kella. (updated Jul 2024) 5 Wofi. (updated Jul 2024) 6 Atebella. (updated Jul 2024)

城市概覽改寫自 Wikipedia,旅遊指南來自Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA)。照片來自 Wikimedia Commons.

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