ቆጪ ገበያ | kochigebya — Attraction in Addis Ababa

the merkato in addis abeba is known as the biggest market in africa. indeed, the experience is great! you will find here literally everything (that’s why it’s useless to name all the products here). it’s not only a marketplace, it’s also the place where most of the products are fabricated. a huge „recycling“ place, where used materials are transformed in new products. to find the final price you’ll have to bargain of course. whenever you’re in addis abeba, this place is a must. just one advice: don’t follow anybody who offers you his services (e.g. showing you around or leading you to special areas) unless you...

The Merkato market is the biggest market in Addis Ababa and in the whole of Africa . It is very crowded place (high density of people ) always need to pay attention on your own belongings. While I was there exploring the sight , everything was fine no one made any trouble to me , only you have to be very attentive to your belongings. In the market you can find...

The busiest and biggest market in the continent is relatively quite on Sunday. But it’s always very interesting to be in Merkato. Shema Tera is one of the blocks/corners here. Sunday is a payday for the weavers who make the Shema, traditional hand woven cotton, and newly made will be brought to the...