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Dabat

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Dabat (Amharic: ዳባት) is a town in northern Ethiopia, located about 50 kilometers north of Gondar in the Semien Mountains along the Gondar-Debarq highway Dabat it is in the Semien Gondar Zone of the Amhara Region, and is one of two towns in Dabat woreda.

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Locality
ዳባት / Dabat
Region
አማራ ክልል Amhara أمحرة
Country
ኢትዮጵያ
Population
28,300
Timezone
Africa/Addis_Ababa

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Contents
  • History
  • War and fascist occupation 1935-1941
  • Post liberation to 2000
  • 21st century
  • Geography
  • Culture
  • Health care
  • Demographics
  • Notes
  • References

Dabat (Amharic: ዳባት) is a town in northern Ethiopia, located about 50 kilometers north of Gondar in the Semien Mountains along the Gondar-Debarq highway Dabat it is in the Semien Gondar Zone of the Amhara Region, and is one of two towns in Dabat woreda.

==History== Little is known about how the town was founded. In the late period of emperor Menelik II's reign the town grew in significance due to its telephone station.

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