1. Gondar
(Cities/Gondar)

...a, Gondar is about 748 kilometers north of Addis Ababa and served as the Ethiopian capital from the reign of Fasiladas (1632-1665) until the reign of Emperor Tewodros II (1855-1868) who moved his capi...

2. Churches in Tana Lake
(History/Heritage)

...lak, the restorer of the so-called Solomonic Dynasty to the throne in 1270, Dawit, Zara Yaqob, Zadenghel and Fasiladas. Of interest, too, is the 16th century Susenyos Palace near Gorgora, which is s...

3. Gondar
(History/Heritage)

... Camelot of Africa", Gondar is singularly famous for the many castles and other imperial structures built by Fasiladas (1632-1667) and several of his successors. The oldest and, per...

4. Axum
(History/Heritage)

...y of Zion, which stands near the new church, and which was built in the early seventeenth century by Emperor Fasiladas, founder of Gondar, houses many crowns of former kings and emperors. ...