Āfdem

History

The time of the Italian occupation of Ethiopia, the steam engines were Littorina replaced locomotives, which shortened the travel time between Addis Ababa and Dire Dawa from two days to one day. The trains stopped now about noon on Awash, and the station Afdem therefore lost in importance. In 1984 the village had 805 inhabitants. Āfdem was given an important boost with the arrival of the railway. By the early 1930s, the town had an important railway station because trains traveling both directions would pass each other there. Town amenities included a telegraph station and a good restaurant with some hotel rooms. By 1962, Āfdem was located on a dry-weather that ran from Mieso to Gota.

Most-observed species

• Passionfruit, Purple granadilla, Purple passionfruit, Black passion fruit

  Passiflora edulis Sims · Magnoliopsida
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Most recent

• M 4.6 — 2025-08-08
  47 km N of Āwash, Ethiopia
• M 4.3 — 2025-03-31
  53 km N of Āwash, Ethiopia
• M 4.7 — 2025-02-27
  28 km NNE of Āwash, Ethiopia
• M 4.5 — 2025-02-24
  59 km SE of Abomsa, Ethiopia
• M 4.3 — 2025-02-24
  47 km N of Āwash, Ethiopia
• M 5.3 — 2025-02-23
  58 km NW of Āsbe Teferī, Ethiopia