Preps underway to Make Mountains Adwa Top Tourism destination

 

The nation is striving to make the chain of mountains on which the battle of Adwa where the decisive war against colonialism took place as one of the top tourism destinations, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism said.

Building pan African university and museum that would help to vividly demonstrate that the Battle of Adwa would be the most conspicuous and a top tourism destination are among the activities, the Ministry said.

In an exclusive interview with ENA, Public and International Relations Director at the Ministry, Gezahegn Abate said that since it is a historic battle ground related to the identity of the peoples of Ethiopia, a memorial and museum should be prepared.

 

The victory of Adwa was a historical demonstration of the national identity of the peoples of Ethiopia and the pride of Ethiopia and Africa in the period of colonialism which was busing in scrambling Africa.

The place is a new destination with unique historical significance as the victorious battle in the world fought to repulse an unwarranted aggression from a colonial power armed with modern weapons. It stands to reason therefore that Adwa should become an important tourist destination.

According to him, preliminary activities like expansion  of parks and infrastructure development in the area  and attempts to lure private investors in the area to work on projects that would facilitate a viable tourist destination at Adwa is underway.

“Establishing museum would mean visiting Ethiopia in a miniature. Various opportunities are available to recreate the Battle of Adwa through paintings, photos, graphic arts, literature and several other means, he added.

Making the battle ground a tourist attraction is a proper thing to make, said senior expert at the intangible heritages authority, Hailemelekot Agizew said.

He said “When we see the landscape where the Battle of Adwa took place, its location field sight where our forefathers were fought the invading Italian forces are remarkable and it has to be used for tourism purposes.”

source ena