Ankober travel guide

Ankober (also called Gorobela) is a town of Ethiopia and one of the capitals of the former kingdom of Shewa. Located in the Semien Shewa Zone of the Amhara Region, Ankober is perched on the eastern escarpment of the Ethiopian Highlands 40 kilometers to the east of Debre Birhan, with a latitude and longitude of and an approximate elevation of about 8,500 feet.
Based on figures from the Central Statistical Agency of Ethiopia published in 2005, Ankober has an estimated population of 1114 males and 1174 females for a total population of 2288. Despite its status as a former capital, Ankober is the second-largest town in Ankober woreda.
Buildings that survive from the Shewa period include the Kidus Mikael church, built by Sahle Selassie. Ankober is also known as where the endemic Ankober Serin was first observed by ornithologists in 1979. (...) more....