1. Gondar
(Cities/Gondar)

The third largest city in Ethiopia, 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

2. Addis Ababa's History
(Cities/Addis Ababa)

...d of the 1880s, his eventual permanent capital city, however, the first such capital after the decline of Gondar in the latter half of the 19th century, he had established temporary capitals at six di...

3. Landmarks
(Nature/Geography)

...l and northern Ethiopia over 4000 meters high, and 60 mountains over 3000 meters high. Ras Dashen, in the Gondar region, is the fourth highest mountain in Africa. Ethiopia has many rivers and lakes ...

4. Ethiopian languages
(Language/Language)

...n in the Eastern parts of Ethiopia, notably the arid regions of Harar); Agaw (spoken mainly in Gojjam and Gondar); and Afar (spoken in the north-eastern parts of Ethiopia). The Omotic family sho...

5. Churches in Tana Lake
(History/Heritage)

...too, is the 16th century Susenyos Palace near Gorgora, which is said served as a blueprint for the famous Gondar palaces. The palace was built for Susenyos, founder of the Gondar dynasty, by Jesuit mi...

6. Gondar
(History/Heritage)

Referred to by some as "The 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.

7. Axum
(History/Heritage)

...ear 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. ...

8. The middle Ages
(History/Medieval)

... 15th century to be banished in the 17th by King Fasiledus, who established the then capital of Ethiopia, Gondar. Right before that, in the same century, Ahmed Ibn Ibrahim (Gragn) of Somali occupied E...

9. Axum's History
(History/Ancient)

...ifferent towns as seats of various kings, princes, and warlords, until, in the middle of the 16th century Gondar replaced it as the permanent capital of expanding Ethiopia. One thing that Axum had bee...

10. National parks
(Category Blog)

With 14 major wildlife reserves, Ethiopia provides a microcosm of the entire sub-Saharan ecosystem. Bird life abounds, and indigenous animals from the rare Walia ibex to the shy wild ass, roam free ju

11. Gondar
(Category Blog)

12. History
(Section Blog)

...owerful forces in Ethiopia. In the 17th century King Fasiledus, established the then capital of Ethiopia, Gondar. The first part of the modern era colored by such powerful figures like Emperor Tewod...

13. Cities
(Section Blog)

Addis Ababa University (main campus), the former palace of Emperor Haile selassie and house to the Institute of Ethiopian Studies, which accommodates the Library, with one of the biggest collection of