Sheger Park
| Sheger Park | |
|---|---|
| ሸገር ፓርክ | |
| Type | Urban park |
| Location | Addis Ababa |
| Coordinates | 9°03′24″N 38°44′20″E / 9.056595°N 38.738989°E |
| Opened | 10 September 2020 |
| Owned by | Addis Ababa City |
| Website | shegerpark |
Sheger Park (Amharic: ሸገር ፓርክ), also known as Friendship Park, is the biggest urban park in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The park is right next to Unity Park (which houses a zoo, and historical archives). Unity Park was opened by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed with foreign heads of state and government such as the president of Uganda, the president of Kenya, the president of Somalia, and the prime minister of Sudan.) Sheger Park was opened on 10 September 2020, in the presence of high-level Ethiopian government ministers, the president, the prime minister and the first lady.