Oromiya, Ethiopia · Africa
Goba is worth a stop: 25 minutes from Bale Robe, 29km from Mount Tullu Dimtu.
Goba is in Oromiya, Ethiopia, with about 67,000 people. The nearest town is Bale Robe, about 12 km away.
Goba (Oromo: Gobbaa, Amharic: ጎባ) is a town and separate woreda located in the Bale Zone of the Oromia Region, Ethiopia, approximately 446 km (277 mi) southeast of Addis Ababa, this city has a latitude and longitude of 7°0′N 39°59′E and an elevation of 2,743 meters (8,999 ft) above sea level.
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its Wednesday market and for honey, basketry, and cotton shawl making; Bale National Park is 10 km (6.2 mi) to the southwest. A few kilometers (miles) outside of Goba are the remains of an old rock church. Goba shares Robe Airport (ICAO code HAGB, IATA GOB) with neighbouring Robe.
Ethiopian Airlines has a scheduled flight four times a week connecting Goba to the capital Addis Ababa and to the southern city Arba Minch.
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Within an hour or so of Goba: Mount Tullu Dimtu (29 km).
The nearest famous roads are Mount Tullu Dimtu.
Goba is in Oromiya, Ethiopia, about 12 km from Bale Robe.
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1 notable place within an hour's drive.
mountain pass
At 4,385 m the highest peak in southern Ethiopia, reached by a rough gravel road said to be the third highest in Africa. It crosses the Sanetti Plateau, the largest Afroalpine moorland on the continent and stronghold of the Ethiopian wolf.
29 km · about 35 min drive
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Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.
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