Historic Centre
The area around the palace of Yohannes IV forms a denser core of shorter streets, the point from which the modern city has expanded.
Minimalist map poster · Ethiopia
Mek'ele — Mek'ele Map Poster & Print
13.4967° N / 39.4753° E
A highland city on the Tigray plateau, spreading from a compact historic centre across open, stony ground.
- What you see is exactly what you get
- Up to 7,200 × 10,800 px · 300 DPI
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One city, five moods
Mek'ele in every style
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Pixel ekwan · 24 × 36″ print filePrint-sharp
Every street in Mek'ele, razor sharp
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Ituro
Mek'ele et ituro
The map
Mek'ele Map Poster & Print
Mek'ele stands on a high plateau in northern Ethiopia at more than 2,000 metres, and is the capital of the Tigray region. The terrain is open and dry, broken by low ridges, and the city has grown outward from a compact historic centre into a wide network of newer neighbourhoods. On a map its streets mix radial and grid patterns, with seasonal streams leaving thin lines through the fabric.
The city rose to prominence in the late nineteenth century when Emperor Yohannes IV made it his seat and built a palace here, now a museum. Mek'ele was also a key point on the salt caravan routes from the Afar lowlands to the east. Today it is home to Mekelle University, and the Martyrs' Memorial Monument is a prominent landmark.
A Mek'ele map poster shows a city defined by the plateau. There is no coastline or large river, but there is a clear centre, a set of long roads leaving toward the rest of Tigray, and a soft, dispersed edge where the city meets farmland and hills. The result is open, legible and quietly structured.
- Population
- 457,900
- Coordinates
- 13.4967° N / 39.4753° E
- Elevation
- 2068 m
- Time zone
- Addis Ababa
- Region
- Mek'ele, Ethiopia
Radiating Roads
Main roads leave the centre toward Adigrat, Addis Ababa and the Afar lowlands, giving the map a strong sense of direction.
Plateau Edges
Streets thin out into open ground and scattered settlement at the outskirts, leaving generous blank space that frames the city clearly.
Make it yours
Frame your part of Mek'ele
Add a date, a name or a line of your own, switch style, size or orientation.
Preview ededa low-resolution im watermark. Print im HD files erender iaan 300 DPI, dedaña ñan 7,200 × 10,800 px, ededa watermark.
Why Mek'ele
A map that means something
Mek'ele is home for many Tigrayans in Ethiopia and across the diaspora. A map of its streets is a way to keep a specific place close, from the old centre to the neighbourhood where a family lived.
You can set the title, subtitle and coordinates line to include a name or a date, and select one of five styles: Classic black & white, Noir, Paper, Blueprint or Sand. Sand echoes the colours of the plateau.
Oder poster Mek'eleWhat's in the HD download300 DPINo watermarkPNG + PDF
| 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.
Mek'ele Map Poster & Print — FAQ
Ekamowa order poster Mek'ele?
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Eprint iaan matte paper 200 gsm, iaan size eo eo, mai 30 × 40 cm ñan 24 × 36″. Poster eprint eo emeja iaan $39, shipping ededo.
Ijo oder poster Mek'ele eframe?
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Ouga ereub ekamowa iaan digital HD files?
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