Dessie

Dessie or Dese is a city in the Amhara region of Ethiopia, located on the paved Addis Ababa - Asmara highway. One of the largest cities in Ethiopia, as of 1994, 97,314 people lived here.

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It is home to a museum, in the former home of Dejazmach Yoseph Biru. Dessie shares an airport with neighbouring Kombolcha.

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While camping here in 1882, Emperor Yohannes IV was so impressed by his sight of a comet, which he interpreted as a wonderous event, he decided to found a city here, and named Dessie (Amharic "My Joy"). Prior to Dessie's foundation, the major settlement in this area was Wasal, first mentioned in an early 16th century Italian itinerary,1

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