Gola Sefer through time

Addis Ababa 2016–2018 8 photos of this spot

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This image shows Anwar Mosque in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, one of the largest mosques in the city, located in the Merkato commercial district, one of the largest open-air markets in Africa.

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Anwar mosque 2016 This image shows Anwar Mosque in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, one of the largest mosques in the city, located in the Merkato commercial district, one of the largest open-air markets in Africa.

Addis Ababa light rail line, Addis Ababa, 2016

Addis Ababa light rail line 2016 A line of the Addis Ababa Light Rail, which opened in 2015 as sub-Saharan Africa's first modern light rail system, photographed in Ethiopia's capital in 2016.

Mosque outside Merkato, Addis Ababa, 2016

Mosque outside Merkato 2016 A mosque near Merkato in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, an area built up around one of Africa's largest open-air markets. Photographed in 2016.

Gola Sefer 2016 A scene in the Gola Sefer area of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, photographed in 2016, one of the many named neighborhoods that make up the sprawling Ethiopian capital.

Orthodox Ethiopian church, Addis Ababa, 2016

Orthodox Ethiopian church 2016 An Ethiopian Orthodox church in Addis Ababa, photographed in 2016. The Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church has shaped the country's architecture and public life for centuries.

Merkato area 2016 The Merkato district of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, photographed in 2016. Merkato grew during the Italian occupation of the 1930s into what is now one of the largest open-air markets in Africa.

Churchill Avenue 2016 Churchill Avenue, one of Addis Ababa's principal boulevards, named for Winston Churchill and pictured here in 2016. The avenue links the city's old railway station with its central district and is lined with government and commercial buildings.

ET Addis Balcha Hospital, Addis Ababa, 2018

ET Addis Balcha Hospital 2018 Balcha Hospital in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, named for Dejazmach Balcha Safo, an Ethiopian general. The hospital is one of several public medical institutions in the Ethiopian capital named for historical military and political figures.