Meskel Square, Addis Ababa

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public square urban open space

Meskel Square, Addis Ababa is a central public square in Ethiopia’s capital city, best known as the main venue for large national events, political rallies, and especially the annual Meskel religious festival.

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Label	Occurrences
Meskel Square, Addis Ababa canonical	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	public square ⓘ urban open space ⓘ
citySquareOf	Addis Ababa NERFINISHED ⓘ
climateZone	subtropical highland climate ⓘ
country	Ethiopia ⓘ
culturalSignificance	important site in Ethiopian Orthodox religious calendar ⓘ symbol of national unity in Ethiopia ⓘ
eventHosted	Meskel festival NERFINISHED ⓘ concerts ⓘ national holiday celebrations ⓘ political rallies ⓘ public demonstrations ⓘ
governedBy	Addis Ababa City Administration NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasFeature	adjacent major roads ⓘ billboards and advertising boards ⓘ large open paved area ⓘ tiered seating areas ⓘ
hasFunction	ceremonial space ⓘ social gathering place ⓘ transportation hub ⓘ
hasNearbyLandmark	Addis Ababa Light Rail stations NERFINISHED ⓘ stadiums and sports facilities ⓘ
hasTypeOfTraffic	pedestrian traffic ⓘ vehicular traffic ⓘ
isMajorVenueFor	mass religious gatherings ⓘ public speeches ⓘ state ceremonies ⓘ
isPartOf	urban fabric of Addis Ababa ⓘ
languageOfToponym	Amharic NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedIn	Addis Ababa NERFINISHED ⓘ Addis Ababa city center ⓘ
locatedInAdministrativeEntity	Addis Ababa City Administration NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedOnContinent	Africa ⓘ
namedAfter	Finding of the True Cross NERFINISHED ⓘ Meskel festival NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableFor	annual Meskel festival celebration ⓘ large open amphitheater-like layout ⓘ role as symbolic center of Addis Ababa ⓘ
primaryUse	venue for national celebrations ⓘ venue for political rallies ⓘ venue for public gatherings ⓘ venue for religious festivals ⓘ
religiousTraditionAssociated	Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church NERFINISHED ⓘ
toponymMeaning	Cross Square NERFINISHED ⓘ
usedBy	city authorities ⓘ general public ⓘ political parties ⓘ religious organizations ⓘ

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Meskel (Finding of the True Cross) → majorLocation → Meskel Square, Addis Ababa ⓘ

subject surface form: Meskel