Год выпуска: 2011 Автор: Yonas Tefera Издательство: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing Страниц: 160 ISBN: 9783846520000
Описание
This study deals with the history of Dabra Zayt (Bishoftu) town from its foundation until the fall of the military regime in 1991. Before Dabra Zayt developed into an urban center it was railway station. Gradually, the small village that flourished around the station pulled a sizeable number of people of diverse origin. By 1935 Dabra Zayt was a bit higher than a station village with its multifarious population and economic activities The strategic location, agricultural productivity and recreational potential of the area were among the major factors that attracted the Italians to Dabra Zayt. The Italians made Dabra Zayt their garrison town, and it was also one of the few places chosen by the Italians for their white settlement scheme. In the post-Italian period the town witnessed considerable growth and development. Dabra Zayt`s location in the midst of a rich agricultural area and along the main highway and the railway, its proximity to the capital, and its position as an imperial...
