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Abo Arka in the region of Amhara Region is a town in Ethiopia - some 230 mi or ( 371 km ) North of Addis Ababa , the country's capital city .
Current time in Abo Arka is now 05:46 PM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Africa/Addis Ababa " with a UTC offset of 3 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Yifag, Sahalt, Rufa'el, Massawa, and Mek'ele. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Yifag . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Abo Arka ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
Videos
Road to Gondar 2
The beautiful road from Bahir Dar to Gondar. ..
Road to Gondar 1
This is a very beautiful route from Bahir Dar to Gondar. (worth stopping off at Awrumba) ..
Road from Bahir Dar to Gondar 3
This is a beautiful road ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Mitraha Island
Mitraha Island is located in the northeastern part of Lake Tana in Ethiopia, about a mile from the lake's shore. It has a latitude and longitude of {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:12|11|N|37|34|E||| |primary |name= }}. The island contains the ruins of a number of churches.
Located at 12.18 37.57 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Emfraz
Emfraz or Enfraz is an historic town and district in northern Ethiopia. Located in the mountainous area overlooking the northeast shore of Lake Tana in the Semien Gondar Zone of the Amhara Region, it sits at a latitude and longitude of {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:12|15|30|N|37|37|45|E| | |name= }}. Emfranz is located on the all-weather asphalt road which connects Bahir Dar to Gondar.
Located at 12.26 37.63 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Reb River
Reb River (also transliterated as Rib; Amharic "bottom, buttocks") is a river of north-central Ethiopia which empties into Lake Tana at {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:12|2|N|37|35|E|region:ET_type:river|| |primary |name= }}. The river originates on the slopes of Mount Guna, and flows west through Kemekem woreda. It has no significant tributaries. R.E. Cheesman described the Reb in 1936 as bringing "down quantities of dark sand, and we passed banks of it deposited on the lake shore.
Located at 12.03 37.58 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Wehni
Wehni is the name of one of the mountains of Ethiopia where most of the male heirs to the Emperor of Ethiopia were interned, usually for life. It was the last one the three such mountains -- or amba -- said to have been used for this purpose, the other two being Debre Damo and Amba Geshen.
Located at 12.15 37.77 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Belessa
Belessa was one of the 105 woredas in the Amhara Region of Ethiopia. It was named after the former province Belessa, which lay in the same area. Part of the Semien Gondar Zone, Belessa was bordered on the south by the Debub Gondar Zone, on the west by Gondar Zuria, on the northwest by Wegera, on the northeast by Jan Amora, and on the east by the Wag Hemra Zone. Towns in Belessa included Arbaya and Hamusit. Belessa was separated for Mirab Belessa and Misraq Belessa woredas.
Located at 12.25 37.75 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
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