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Bekoji (Oromo: Boqojjii, Amharic: በቆጂ) is a town in central Ethiopia. Located in the Arsi Zone of the Oromia Region, it has a latitude and longitude of with an elevation of 2810 m. It is the administrative centre of Limuna Bilbilo woreda.
Genzebe Dibaba Keneni ( Oromo: Ganzabee Dibaabaa Qananii; Amharic: ገንዘቤ ዲባባ ቀነኒ; born 8 February 1991) is an Ethiopian middle- and long-distance runner. A 1,500 metres 2016 Rio Olympics silver medalist, she won a gold medal in this event and a bronze in the 5,000 metres at the 2015 World Championships. Genzebe is the current ...
Bekoji is a town in central Ethiopia. Located in the Arsi Zone of the Oromia Region, it has a latitude and longitude of 7°35′N 39°10′E / 7.583°N 39.167°E with an elevation of 2810 m.
This small and isolated town lies in the south of the country and is becoming famous for being the "town of runners". In recent years, 6 runners from Bekoji won at least one Olympic gold medal for long distance running.
The People's Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (PDRE; Amharic: የኢትዮጵያ ሕዝባዊ ዲሞክራሲያዊ ሪፐብሊክ, romanized: Ye-Ītyōṗṗyā Həzbāwī Dīmōkrāsīyāwī Rīpeblīk) was a socialist state that existed in Ethiopia and present-day Eritrea from 1987 to 1991.
Mar 27, 2018 · Bekoji is a small, rural town in central Ethiopia, and at least eight Olympic medallists, world title and world record holders come from there.
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Bekoji (Altäthiopisch በቆጂ; auch Bek’ojī oder Bok’ojī, italienisch Boccoggi, Bocoggi, Boccogi) ist die Hauptstadt der gleichnamigen Woreda Bekoji in der Arsi-Zone der Region Oromia in Äthiopien. Sie liegt 105 km südöstlich von Addis Abeba. Die Stadt gehörte zu der früheren Provinz Arsi.
