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Gondar or Gonder (Ge'ez: ጎንደር Gōnder, older ጐንደር Gʷandar, modern pronunciation Gʷender) is a city in Ethiopia, which was once the old imperial capital and capital of the historic Begemder province. As a result, the old province of Begemder is sometimes referred to as Gondar. Located in the Semien Gondar Zone of the Amhara Region, Gondar is north of Lake Tana on the Lesser Angereb River and southwest of the Simien Mountains. The city has a longitude and latitude of Based on figures from the Central Statistical Agency in 2005, Gondar has an estimated total population of 194,773 of whom 97,625 were males and 97,148 were females. The woreda has an estimated area of 40.27 square kilometers, which gives Gondar a density of 4,836.70 people per square kilometer. According to the 1994 national census, this city had 112,249 inhabitants. (...) more....

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Fasilidas palace in Gonder

sight Fasilidas palace in Gonder

in Ethiopia

The main castle was built in the late 1630s and early 1640s on the orders of Fasilidas. The Emperor, who was greatly interested in architecture - St Marys in Axum was another of his works - was also r...

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Simien National Park

national park Simien National Park

in Ethiopia

Extreme animals and an extreme landscape. Massive erosion over the years on the Ethiopian plateau has created one of the most spectacular landscapes in the world, with jagged mountain peaks, deep valle...

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2 votes

videos for Gondar

  • North Ethiopia August 2006

    North Ethiopia August 2006 [09:53]

  • Ethiopia: a biblical land. Part four: Gonder

    Ethiopia: a biblical land. Part four: Gonder [03:07]

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