Definitions for "Adama"
Adama (Oromo Adaama, Ge'ez ኣዳማ ādāmā), better knownAlain Gascon, "Adaama" in Siegbert von Uhlig, ed., Encyclopaedia Aethiopica, Wiesbaden:Harrassowitz Verlag, 2003, p.70. as Nazaret or Nazreth (ናዝሬት nāzrēt), is a city in Ethiopia and the current capital of the Oromia Region. It is located in the Misraq Shewa Zone of Oromia, at , approximately 100 km southeast of Addis Ababa. The city sits below an escarpment to the west, and above the Great Rift Valley to the east.
Adama is one of the 180 woredas in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia. It is named after the woreda capital Adama, also known as Nazaret. Other towns include Awash Melkasa, Shewa Alemtena, Sire Robi, Sodere and Wenji Gefersa.