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Lodge built with 7.5mln birr in Semen Mountain Nat'l Park inaugurated
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Gondar, December 17, 2007 (WIC) – A tourist lodge built with 7.5 million birr in Semen Mountain National Park was inaugurated last Saturday.
State Minister of Tourism, Tadelech Dalecho and Deputy Chief Administrator of Amhara State, Demeke Mekonnen, inaugurated the lodge built by an Ethiopian and British investors. Tadelech said the construction of the facility would help the tourism sector succeed and ensure the safety of the Semen Mountain National Park sustainably. Amhara State Deputy Chief Administrator, Demeke Mekonnen, on his part said the interest of investors to properly develop the tourism resource of the state has been growing and the state government encourages those investors. Owners of the lodge, Fentu Gola, an Ethiopian, and Nice Cirene, a British, on their part said the facility would enable to boost tourism by maintaining the comfort of tourists and extending their stay. The lodge has bedrooms, dining hall, bathrooms and other service delivery rooms that accommodate 65 tourists at a time. It have created permanent jobs to 30 people, it was learnt. |
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