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Explore Aroda in Ethiopia
Aroda in the region of Amhara Region is a town in Ethiopia - some 224 mi or ( 361 km ) North of Addis Ababa , the country's capital city .
Current time in Aroda is now 04:12 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: Nabega, Massawa, Mek'ele, Libo, and Layge. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Nabega . 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 Aroda ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
Videos
Road to Gondar 1
This is a very beautiful route from Bahir Dar to Gondar. (worth stopping off at Awrumba) ..
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Interesting facts about this location
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 5 km away
Addis Zemen
Addis Zemen (Amharic "New Era"; also known as Addis Abreham) is a town in northern-central Ethiopia. Located in the Debub Gondar Zone of the Amhara Region, on the road connecting Gondar and Bahir Dar, Addis Zemen has a latitude and longitude of {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:12|07|N|37|47|E||| | |name= }} and an elevation of 1975 meters above sea level. It is the administrative center of Kemekem woreda.
Located at 12.12 37.78 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 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 15 km away
Fogera
Fogera is one of the woredas in the Amhara Region of northwest Ethiopia. Fogera is part of the Debub Gondar Zone. The district is bordered on the south by Dera, on the west by Lake Tana, on the north by the Reb which separates it from Kemekem, on the northeast by Ebenat, and on the east by Farta. The administrative center for this woreda is Wereta City. Other cities in Fogera include Alem Ber city.
Located at 11.97 37.68 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 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 19 km away
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