Alem Ketema (Amharic: ዓለም ከተማ) is a town in North Shewa Zone, Amhara Region, Ethiopia.[1] It is the administrative centre of Merhabete woreda. The official spelling is 'Alem Ketema (with initial diacritical), and alternative spellings are Alem Catema and Alām Katma.[2]

In 1993 a project was established to build a 675km road from Alem Ketema to Sekota.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Alem Ketema, Ethiopia". geographic.org. Geographical Names. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
  2. ↑ Gazetteer of Ethiopia: Names Approved by the United States Board on Geographic Names. US Defense Mapping Agency. 1982. pp. 51, 54. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
  3. ↑ "Low Cost Road Construction in Ethiopia: Alem Ketema Sekota New Road Construction". brianbarr.eu. Brian Barr Consulting Services Ltd. Retrieved 30 September 2020.

10°04′59″N 39°01′59″E / 10.083°N 39.033°E / 10.083; 39.033

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