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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.
The largest ethnic group reported in South Gondar was the Amhara (99.89%); all other ethnic groups made up 0.11% of the population. Amharic is spoken as a first language by 99.92%; the remaining 0.08% spoke all other primary languages reported. 95.49% practiced Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity , and 4.36% of the population said they were Muslim .
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 ...
The Fasil Ghebbi (Amharic: ፋሲል ግቢ) is a fortress located in Gondar, Amhara Region, Ethiopia. It was founded in the 17th century by Emperor Fasilides and was the home of Ethiopian emperors. Its unique architecture shows diverse influences including Portuguese, Hindu, and Arab characteristics. [1]
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]
The family of a California college student who vanished nearly three decades ago sued the school on Thursday, alleging it caused Kristin Smart's murder through negligence. Paul Flores was arrested ...
Ernest Bernard Gonder Jr., 41, of Port St. Lucie, is facing two counts of wire fraud, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office Southern District of Florida. Gonder was a BSO Department of ...