Dire Dawa is one of two chartered cities in Ethiopia (the other being the capital, Addis Ababa). Dire Dawa is in the eastern part of the nation, on the Dechatu River, at the foot of a ring of cliffs that has been described as "somewhat like a cluster of tea-leaves in the bottom of a slop-basin.The city is an industrial centre, home to several markets Dejazmach Yilma International Airport.