{"id":2504,"date":"2026-05-19T09:34:32","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T09:34:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.amn.gov.et\/en\/?p=2504"},"modified":"2026-05-19T09:34:34","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T09:34:34","slug":"baku-visit-provides-valuable-insights-to-advance-ethiopias-urban-renewal-and-heritage-conservation-efforts-mayor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.amn.gov.et\/en\/baku-visit-provides-valuable-insights-to-advance-ethiopias-urban-renewal-and-heritage-conservation-efforts-mayor\/","title":{"rendered":"Baku Visit Provides Valuable Insights to Advance Ethiopia\u2019s Urban Renewal and Heritage Conservation Efforts: Mayor"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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AMN Plus-May 19\/2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a message shared on her official social media page, Addis Ababa Mayor Adanech Abiebie described Baku as an exceptionally clean, modern, and captivating city, highlighting its remarkable urban transformation and heritage preservation efforts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Mayor noted that the historic section of Baku, widely known as \u201cThe Old City,\u201d has been carefully restored and preserved for visitors, while a once deteriorated area formerly referred to as \u201cThe Black City\u201d was completely demolished and redeveloped over the past three decades into the beautiful and modern \u201cWhite City-Baku.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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According to the Mayor, Baku\u2019s transformation closely mirrors Ethiopia\u2019s ongoing urban renewal journey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe are also renovating while preserving our history and heritage, and rebuilding blighted areas into modern and livable spaces,\u201d the Mayor stated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Speaking on heritage conservation efforts in Ethiopia, Mayor Adanech said the Addis Ababa City Administration has undertaken extensive restoration works on historic buildings around Piazza and Arat Kilo to preserve them for future generations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She reaffirmed that the country\u2019s first cinema house, the first municipality building, the National Palace, and several historic monuments have all been meticulously renovated and preserved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Furthermore, the Mayor stated that nationally significant heritage sites, the Harar Jugol Wall, the Palace of Abba Jifar in Jimma, the rock-hewn churches of Lalibela, and the Fasil Ghebbi (Fasilides Castle) in Gondar are currently undergoing restoration and conservation works.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Addressing urban renewal initiatives, the Mayor explained that severely dilapidated and unlivable neighborhoods are being redeveloped into modern, comfortable, and dignified residential areas for city residents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIn particular, the extensive Corridor Development Project successfully implemented in Addis Ababa and other cities across the country stands as a prime demonstration of our urban renewal and beautification vision,\u201d she highlighted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Mayor emphasized that the initiative has significantly contributed to making cities greener, cleaner, more attractive, and more livable by expanding road infrastructure, creating pedestrian- and bicycle-friendly spaces, and transforming the overall urban landscape.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Concluding her remarks, Mayor Adanech stated that the visit to Baku provided valuable lessons and an important experience-sharing opportunity to further strengthen Ethiopia\u2019s urban development, renewal, and heritage conservation efforts across all regions of the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Birhanu Workneh<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

AMN Plus-May 19\/2026 In a message shared on her official social media page, Addis Ababa Mayor Adanech Abiebie described Baku as an exceptionally clean, modern, and captivating city, highlighting its remarkable urban transformation and heritage preservation efforts. The Mayor noted that the historic section of Baku, widely known as \u201cThe Old City,\u201d has been carefully […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[14,4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2504","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-addis-ababa-affairs","category-ethiopia","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.amn.gov.et\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2504","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.amn.gov.et\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.amn.gov.et\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.amn.gov.et\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.amn.gov.et\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2504"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.amn.gov.et\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2504\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2509,"href":"https:\/\/www.amn.gov.et\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2504\/revisions\/2509"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.amn.gov.et\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2504"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.amn.gov.et\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2504"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.amn.gov.et\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2504"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}