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Amhara Region is one of the regional states that make up Ethiopia, located in the northern part of the country. It is significant as a major population center and historically important area in Ethiopia.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- region of Ethiopia
- Official name
- አማራ
- Country
- Ethiopia
- Located in
- Ethiopia
- Capital
- Bahir Dar
- Official language
- Amharic
- Population
- 19120005
- Area
- 154709.0
- Shares border with
- Benishangul-Gumuz Region
- Image
- Simienské hory.jpg
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- topic's main category
- Category:Amhara Region
- language used
- Xamtanga
- Commons category
- Amhara Region
- different from
- Amhara Governorate
- inception
- 1992-00-00
- native label
- አማራ
- described by source
- Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary
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Encyclopedic overview
The Amhara Region (Amharic: አማራ ክልል, romanized: Åmara Kilil), officially the Amhara National Regional State (Amharic: የአማራ ብሔራዊ ክልላዊ መንግሥት, romanized: yeämara bıħérawi kılılawi mengıct), is a regional state in northern Ethiopia and the homeland of the Amhara, Awi, Argobba, and Qemant people. Its capital is Bahir Dar which is the seat of the Regional Government of Amhara. Amhara is the site of the largest inland body of water in Ethiopia, Lake Tana (which is the source of the Blue Nile), Grand Renaissance Dam and Semien Mountains National Park (which includes Ras Dashan, the highest point in Ethiopia). Amhara is bordered by Sudan to the west and northwest and by these regions of Ethiopia: Tigray to the north, Afar to the east, Benishangul-Gumuz to southwest, and Oromia to the south. Towns and cities in Amhara include: Dessie, Gonder, Debre Birhan, Debre Tabor, Kombolcha, Weldiya, Debre Markos, Seqota, Kobo, and Metema. The Region's name is said to mean “noble” or “highland”.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Amhara Region” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.