Debre Zeyit

Debre Zeyit (also known by its Oromofi name of Bishoftu) is a town in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia, lying south east of Addis Ababa, on the railway line to Djibouti. As of 1994, it has a population of 73,372.

It is a resort town, known for five crater lakes: Lake Bishofu, Lake Hara (a base for watersports, many water birds and an annual festival), Lake Bishoftu Guda, Lake Korfitu and the seasonal Lake Chelelako. The town is also home to the Ethiopian Air Force, while Mount Yerer, Green Crater Lake and Lake Hora Kiloli lie nearby.