Semera

Samara Samara
Capital city
Samara
Samara Square
Samara Location within Ethiopia Samara Location within the Horn of Africa Samara Location within Africa
Coordinates: 11°47′32″N 41°0′31″E
Country	Ethiopia
Region	Afar
Zone	Administrative Zone 1
Government
• Type	City administration
• Mayor	Abdu Musa
Elevation	432 m (1,417 ft)
Population  (2010)
• Capital city	10.000
• Urban	50,000
Time zone	UTC+3 (EAT)
Postal code	7260
Climate	BWh

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Samara

Samara (Afar: Samara; Amharic: ሰመራ) is the capital of Afar Region, Ethiopia. It is a town on the Awash–Assab highway in north-east Ethiopia, having been planned and built to replace Asaita. Located in Administrative Zone 1, Samara has a latitude and longitude of 11°47′32″N 41°0′31″E. One of the completed buildings is Samara University, which began holding classes in 2007.

The 2006 Lonely Planet guide to Ethiopia had this description of Samara:

With its quirky mix of barracks, modern apartment blocks, and soulless administrative buildings, it looks like a microscopic version of Brasília emerging incongruously in the middle of the desert – except that it's a completely botched attempt at creating a new town.

The 2009 Lonely Planet guide omitted the final phrase following the dash. The 2002 edition of Ethiopia: the Bradt travel guide described Semera as consisting of "one active filling station (complete with fridge) and a cluster of modern offices and tall apartment blocks in various states of construction – all in mad isolation from any existing settlement!"

The area is served by Sultan Ali Mirah Airport, which has scheduled service to Addis Ababa.