The capital city of Addis Ababa (translation "New Flower") was officially designated as the capital in the l886. Up to that point, the country's capital had been moved around many times (mostly within northern Ethiopia) depending on the home province of the Emperor at the time. Former Ethiopian capitals include Gondar, Axum and Lalibela, all of which are now key historical sites. Addis Ababa is located very close to the country's geographical centre and has reasonably good road connections in all directions. The main transportation route for goods is to the northeast from Addis Ababa via road and rail to the port of Djibouti now that the Eritrea border is closed due to a boundary dispute. The roads in the capital city have no street signs, straight roads routinely change names many times and you can forget about building or house numbers. Road names are often informally named after local landmarks and Ethiopian athletes (mostly marathon runners who are worshiped).