Mendi,_Oromia
Mendi, Oromia
Town in Oromia Region, Ethiopia
Mendi (also transliterated Mandi) is a town in western Ethiopia. Located in the West Welega Zone of the Oromia Region, this town has a latitude and longitude of 9°36′N 35°36′E with an elevation of 1821 meters above sea level.
In his travel book, In Search of King Solomon's Mines, Tahir Shah described Mendi in the late 20th century as a town with "a muddy main street", lined with "buildings with corrugated iron roofs and cement walls". He stops in a bar where "kerosene and sawdust had been sprinkled on the floor to keep away the flies."[1]