Batu

Ziway, also called Zway or Batu, is a town on the shore of Lake Ziway, a Rift Valley lake, in Oromia, Ethiopia. Lake Ziway is the closest major Rift Valley lake to Addis Ababa, 162 km south of Addis Ababa. Wikivoyage

Population 43,660 (Wikidata)

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Before you go

Emergency numbers in Ethiopia

• 907AmbulanceAmbulance
• 911AnyAll emergencies
• 939FireFire
• 991PolicePolice

Visas and entry What your passport needs for Ethiopia

Getting there

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Best-documented sights

All of them in the guide

• 프리프트 레스토랑 Attraction · 560 m

Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.

Getting around

• Ziway 1.6 km

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