GeoOracle #122: Addis Ababa
13 October 2026 · City · Difficulty 2 of 5
How it opened
I stand where the air grows thin and the heart of a nation beats strongest.
The five clues
- 01Four capital cities worldwide reach higher into the heavens, yet none surpass me on this continent.
- 02Located in the Horn of Africa within a nation whose ancient Christian kingdom resisted colonization.
- 03Founded in 1886, I became the seat of power and cultural luminescence for an entire nation.
- 04At 7,726 feet elevation, I serve as the largest city and administrative center of Ethiopia.
- 05With a 2025 population exceeding 6 million, I rank as Africa's tenth-largest city and the continent's highest capital.
The answer
Addis Ababa
Ethiopia · Africa
About this place
Perched at 2,355 meters above sea level, this remarkable capital emerged in 1886 as Ethiopia's heart of power and culture. The thin mountain air carries the weight of centuries of history—a city that became Africa's highest capital and the tenth-largest on the continent. Today, it pulses with over 6 million inhabitants, commanding influence as a financial and artistic beacon of the Horn of Africa.
Fact sheet
- Country
- Ethiopia
- Continent
- Africa
- Coordinates
- 9.036, 38.752
- Population
- 5,704,000
- Founded
- 1886
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