Soft town edge
The central streets fade gradually into surrounding homesteads, so the map shows no hard boundary between town and countryside, only a gentle change in density.
Minimalist map poster · Ethiopia
7.3481° N / 37.9506° E
A town in the densely settled Kembata highlands, where streets merge gradually into homesteads, gardens and winding paths

One city, five moods
Tap a style to see it on the wall. Every style costs the same — printed, framed or as HD files.
Actual pixels · 24 × 36″ print filePrint-sharp
This is a 100% crop of the real print file. Every poster — printed, framed or downloaded — is rendered on our servers at 300 DPI, up to 7,200 × 10,800 pixels, so even the smallest lanes stay crisp on a 24 × 36″ print.
On the wall



The map
Damboya lies in the Central Ethiopia region, in the green, densely settled highlands of the Kembata area southwest of Addis Ababa. On a map the town has a soft edge: its central streets gradually give way to homesteads and gardens, and there is little empty land between one settlement and the next. Roads and paths link everything into a continuous, finely woven pattern.
The countryside here is intensively farmed in small plots, and enset, the false banana plant that is a staple food in southern Ethiopia, is widely grown around homes. From above this produces a detailed, even texture rather than large fields. In a monochrome print the paths and lanes spread across the paper like fine lace, with the town centre as the densest knot.
A Damboya map poster is a close-up portrait of a place where town and countryside blend. It suits people from Kembata who now live in Durame, Addis Ababa or abroad, and anyone who appreciates maps where human settlement fills the landscape so evenly that the pattern itself becomes the subject.
The central streets fade gradually into surrounding homesteads, so the map shows no hard boundary between town and countryside, only a gentle change in density.
A close network of footpaths links homes and plots across the hills, creating an intricate, even texture that covers much of the poster.
Rolling highland terrain shapes the course of roads and streams, adding soft curves and giving the overall composition a natural, flowing rhythm.
Make it yours
Add a date, a name or a line of your own, switch style, size or orientation.
The free preview is low-resolution with a watermark. Prints and HD files are rendered at 300 DPI, up to 7,200 × 10,800 px, without a watermark.
Why Damboya
For families from Damboya and the wider Kembata area, a map of the town is a lasting reminder of the paths walked every day. It is a considered gift for a relative who has moved away, or a fitting piece for a new home.
Choose your own title and subtitle, perhaps a family name or a date, and one of five styles: Classic black & white, Noir, Paper, Blueprint or Sand. Download six print sizes for $9 or order a matte printed poster from a print partner.
Order the Damboya poster| Print size | Resolution | Files |
|---|---|---|
| 30 × 40 cm11.8 × 15.7″ | 3,543 × 4,724 px | PNG · PDF |
| 29.7 × 42 cm (A3)11.7 × 16.5″ | 3,508 × 4,961 px | PNG · PDF |
| 42 × 59.4 cm (A2)16.5 × 23.4″ | 4,961 × 7,016 px | PNG · PDF |
| 45.7 × 61 cm18 × 24″ | 5,400 × 7,200 px | PNG · PDF |
| 50 × 70 cm19.7 × 27.6″ | 5,906 × 8,268 px | PNG · PDF |
| 61 × 91.4 cm24 × 36″ | 7,200 × 10,800 px | PNG · PDF |
For comparison, the free preview is 900 px wide, watermarked and meant for screens. The HD files have up to 8× the resolution in each direction and print cleanly at full poster size.
Pick a style at the top of the page, then choose Printed Poster — a size and, if you like, a frame — or Digital HD Files. Checkout takes one step, and your order page updates as soon as the payment goes through.
It is printed on premium 200 gsm matte paper in one of six sizes, from 30 × 40 cm to 24 × 36″. Printed posters start at $39, shipping included.
Yes. Choose a solid wood frame in black, white, natural oak or dark wood. It comes with shatterproof glazing and is ready to hang. Framed posters start at $99, shipping included.
Shipping is free to 60+ countries. Each poster is printed by the nearest of our print partners in 30+ countries and usually arrives in 3–7 business days. You can follow the status and tracking under My Orders. A few countries take 2–5 weeks, and where we don't ship yet, the site tells you before you pay.
Send us a photo within 14 days of delivery and we will reprint it for free or refund you.
Yes. In the editor on this page, change the title, the subtitle and the coordinates line to anything you like, and pick a style and size. Printed, framed and digital orders all use exactly your design.
For $9 you get 300 DPI PNG and print-ready PDF files in all six sizes, without a watermark, to print anywhere. Not sure yet? Download a free watermarked preview first.
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