Nazret

Adama Adaamaa (in Oromo) አዳማ (in Amharic) Nazret
The Addis Ababa-Dire Dawa Road in Adama, Ethiopia.
Adama Location within Ethiopia
Coordinates: 08°32′29″N 39°16′08″E / 8.54139°N 39.26889°E / 8.54139; 39.26889Coordinates: 08°32′29″N 39°16′08″E / 8.54139°N 39.26889°E / 8.54139; 39.26889
Country	Ethiopia
Region	Oromia
Zone	Adama Special Zone
Elevation	1,712 m (5,617 ft)
Population (2015)
• Total	324,000
Time zone	EAT (UTC+3)
Area code(s)	(+251) 22
Climate	Aw

Adama (Oromo: Adaamaa or Hadaamaa; Amharic: አዳማ, Ädama, Ādama), also known as Nazret or Nazreth (Amharic: ናዝሬት^?, Nazret), is a city in central Ethiopia and the previous capital of the Oromia Region. Adama forms a Special Zone of Oromia and is surrounded by Misraq Shewa Zone. It is located at 8°32′N 39°16′E / 8.54°N 39.27°E / 8.54; 39.27 at an elevation of 1712 meters, 99 km southeast of Addis Ababa. The city sits between the base of an escarpment to the west, and the Great Rift Valley to the east.

Adama is a busy transportation center. The city is situated along the road that connects Addis Ababa with Dire Dawa. A large number of trucks use this same route to travel to and from the seaports of Djibouti and Asseb (though the latter is not currently used by Ethiopia, following the Eritrean-Ethiopian War). Additionally, the new Addis Ababa-Djibouti Railway runs through Adama.