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Gondar, also spelled Gonder (Amharic: ጎንደር, Gonder [a] or Gondär; [b] formerly ጐንደር, Gʷandar or Gʷender), is a city and woreda in Ethiopia. Located in the North Gondar Zone of the Amhara Region, Gondar is north of Lake Tana on the Lesser Angereb River and southwest of the Simien Mountains.
Gondor is a fictional kingdom in J. R. R. Tolkien's writings, described as the greatest realm of Men in the west of Middle-earth at the end of the Third Age.The third volume of The Lord of the Rings, The Return of the King, is largely concerned with the events in Gondor during the War of the Ring and with the restoration of the realm afterward.
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Location of Begemder within the Ethiopian Empire Guzara royal castle; built by Emperor Minas in 1560. Begemder (Amharic: በጌምድር; also known as Gondar or Gonder) was a province in northwest Ethiopia. The alternative names come from its capital during the 20th century, Gondar.
The Gonder location is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Mondays through Thursdays with walk-ins welcome from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The office is closed on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. To schedule an ...
Map of the regions and zones of Ethiopia. South Gondar or Debub Gondar (Amharic: ደቡብ ጎንደር), is one of Zones in Amhara Region, Ethiopia. This zone is named for the city of Gondar, which was the capital of Ethiopia until the mid-19th century, and has often been used as a name for the local province. As of the 2007 census, it has ...
The town is known for the Debre Sina church (built in 1608), its many monasteries, the palace of the Emperor Susenyos located nearby, and the Portuguese cathedral that was abandoned after Emperor Fasilides expelled the Jesuits. Gorgora formed part of the defenses of the Italian last stand, under General Guglielmo Nasi, around Gondar. In October ...
Still, Gondar was important religious center, becoming poor town with few modern amenities. Gondar traded cotton, saddles, shoes, ornaments, and cloth with other regions of the Blue Nile, but otherwise cut off the world. [12] In 1970s, Gondar and Welega were hit by severe drought while the hardest year was in 1983–86. [23]