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Altitude: 2,060 m. Population: 545,000. Distance from Addis Ababa: 780 km. The capital of Tigray, the country's second most populous city, was heavily bombed during the war in 2020-2021, so it's hard to know what's left of it today. Mékélé was the capital of King Yohannès IV (1872-1889). A shrewd strategist, he did not oppose the British expedition against his predecessor Tewodros and negotiated arms in exchange. Thus, after proclaiming himself "King of Kings", he succeeded in imposing himself in a destabilized country. A scourge of Islam, he died of a bullet to the head while fighting the Sudanese Mahdists.
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