1. Bahir Dar
(Cities/Bahir dar)

...r (literally, the city on the seashore), so called because it is located on the southern shores of Lake Tana (the largest lake in Ethiopia), is some 570 kilometers from Addis Ababa, and it is accessib...

2. Landmarks
(Nature/Geography)

...tourists. The biggest river is the Blue Nile, locally known as Abay, originating from a place near Lake Tana, with a stunning fall called Tis Essat. Ethiopian rivers that flow into the Nile contribute...

3. Churches in Tana Lake
(History/Heritage)

Wrongly identified as the source of the Blue Nile Lake Tana is one of the two lakes of Ethiopia with historical significance, with thirty-seven islands, twenty of which are home to churches and monast

4. Gondar
(History/Heritage)

... said to be an Indian. The building has a flat roof, a rectangular tower in one corner, from which Lake Tana can be seen in the distance, four smaller domed towers and a battlemented parapet. Other ...

5. The middle Ages
(History/Medieval)

...of the famous explorer Vasco da Gama, to the Ethiopian kingdom. Ahmed Ibin Ibrahim was killed near Lake Tana with the help of these Portuguese. In 1557, the pope had sent a Jesuit mission to Ethiopia ...