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Touring Astamba in Ethiopia

Astamba in the region of Amhara Region is a city located in Ethiopia - some 179 mi or ( 287 km ) North of Addis Ababa , the country's capital city .

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Time in Astamba is now 10:26 PM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " Africa/Addis Ababa " with a UTC offset of 3 hours. Depending on your travel resources, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Al Hudaydah, Djibouti, Ziya, Zebekula, and Yegura. Being here already, consider visiting Al Hudaydah . Check out our recommendations for Astamba ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Amba Geshen

Amba Geshen is the name of a mountain in northern Ethiopia. It is located in the Debub Wollo Zone (South Wollo) of the Amhara Region, northwest of Dessie, and sits at a latitude and longitude of {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:11|30|N|39|19|E||| | |name= }}. Part of Ambassel woreda, Amba Geshen is one of the mountains of Ethiopia where most of the male heirs to the Emperor of Ethiopia were interned, usually for life.

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Located at 11.50 39.32 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: Ethiopian culture, History of Ethiopia, Mountains of Ethiopia

Wegeltena

Wegeltena is a town in northern Ethiopia. Located in the Semien Wollo Zone of the Amhara Region, this town has a latitude and longitude of {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:11|35|N|39|13|E||| | |name= }} with an elevation of 2555 meters above sea level. On 29 January 1990 Wegeltena was bombed by the aircraft of the Derg, which killed two people.

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Located at 11.58 39.22 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Tags: Populated places in the Amhara Region

Tehuledere

Tehuledere is one of the woredas in the Amhara Region of Ethiopia. This woreda is named for one of the "Houses" or subgroups of the Wollo Oromo, who was located there.

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Located at 11.50 39.58 (Lat./Long.); Less than 22 km away
Tags: Amhara Region, Woredas of Ethiopia

Kutaber (woreda)

Kutaber is one of the woredas in the Amhara Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Debub Wollo Zone, Kutaber is bordered on the south by Dessie Zuria, on the west by the Adila River which separates it from Tenta, on the north by the Walano which separates it from Amba Sel, and on the east by Tehuledere; both the Adila and the Walano, as well as all rivers in this woreda are tributaries of the Bashilo River. The major town in Kutaber is Kutaber.

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Located at 11.33 39.25 (Lat./Long.); Less than 27 km away
Tags: Amhara Region, Woredas of Ethiopia