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Semera (Afar: Samara; Amharic: ሰመራ) is the capital of Afar Region, Ethiopia. It is a town on the Awash–Assab highway in north-east Ethiopia, having been planned and built to replace Asaita. Located in Administrative Zone 1, Semera has a latitude and longitude of 11°47′32″N41°0′31″E / 11.79222°N 41.00861°E / 11.79222; 41.00861. One of the completed buildings is Semera University, which began holding classes in 2007.[1]
The 2006 Lonely Planet guide to Ethiopia had this description of Semera:
With its quirky mix of barracks, modern apartment blocks, and soulless administrative buildings, it looks like a microscopic version of Brasilia emerging incongruously in the middle of the desert – except that it's a completely botched attempt at creating a new town.[2]
The 2009 Lonely Planet guide omitted the final phrase following the dash.[3] The 2002 edition of Ethiopia: the Bradt travel guide described Semera as consisting of "one active filling station (complete with fridge) and a cluster of modern offices and tall apartment blocks in various states of construction – all in mad isolation from any existing settlement!"[4]
The area is served by Semera Airport, which has scheduled service to Addis Ababa.
^"Health coverage reaches 40 percent in Afar State" Archived 2007-10-07 at the Wayback Machine (Walta Information Center)
^Matt Philips. Ethiopia and Eritrea, third edition (n.p.: Lonely Planet, 2006), p. 221
^Jean-Bernard Carillet, Stuart Butler, David Lukas, Dean Starnes.Ethiopia & Eritrea, 4th edition (Lonely Planet, 2009), p. 213.
^Philip Briggs (2002) Ethiopia: The Bradt Travel Guide, 3rd edition. Chalfont St Peters: Bradt. p. 345
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