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When you go on holiday or fall ill, someone needs to look after the cat, dog or rabbit. Neighbours are ideal: short distances and a familiar face for the animal. It's best to meet beforehand for a quick visit. Are you l…

For some older people the trip to the supermarket is hard work, especially when it's icy or very hot. If you're going shopping anyway, it's often easy to pick something up for someone else. A note in the hallway or a qu…

Guitar, drums, singing or beats on your laptop: music brings people together. Many towns have rehearsal rooms, music schools or open-mic nights where you can try things out. And bands are often looking for exactly the i…

Looking for an apprenticeship can feel huge at first. A good start: think about what you enjoy and ask local businesses directly about a work placement. Many companies welcome speculative applications even when nothing …

Every place can become a little nicer to live in, and locals often have the best ideas. What would you improve in Dire Dawa: more benches, better cycle paths, a meeting place for young and old? Share your suggestions in…

Not every day is sunny, and with kids you need good ideas when it pours. Where do you go in Dire Dawa when it's wet outside: the library, the swimming pool, a board-game café, or puddle jumping after all? Share your rai…

Almost every region has a dish you won't find anywhere else, or a recipe handed down through the generations. What food simply belongs to Dire Dawa? Tell us your favourites and where to try them!

There isn't a whole lot to see in Dire Dawa. The French-built train station can give you a 19th-century feeling. At night and early in the morning, the Dechatu River Basin has a heart-warming sunset and sunrise scene. …

=== Origins === The region was already inhabited in Mesolithic times, as revealed by rock paintings and Middle Stone Age artifacts in the cave of Porc-Épic and Laga-Oda only a few kilometers from Dire Dawa. The area su…

Dire Dawa (Oromo: Dirree Dhawaa, lit. 'Place of Remedy'; Somali: Diridhaba, meaning "where the Dir hit his spear into the ground" or "The true Dir", Amharic: ድሬዳዋ, Harari: ዲርሬዳዋ, lit. "Plain of Medicine") is a city in e…

Recording of music written by Frederic Chopin Musopen · Public Domain

Recording of music written by Frederic Chopin Musopen · Public Domain

Recording of music written by Frederic Chopin Musopen · Public Domain

Recording of music written by Frederic Chopin Musopen · Public Domain

Recording of music written by Frederic Chopin Musopen · Public Domain

Recording is of a Mozart piece. It is recorded by artis as part of the MusOpen Project project. Musopen · Public Domain

IMSLP348255-PMLP01555-Mozart 29-3 Musopen · Public Domain

Bach, J S - Goldberg Variations, BWV988 Musopen · Public Domain

Mozart - String Quartet No. 15 in D minor, K421 - IV. Allegro ma non troppo - Più allegro Musopen · Public Domain

Schubert - Piano Sonata No. 13 in A major, D664 - I. Allegro moderato Musopen · Public Domain