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Jer Gudgwad Destination Guide

Touring Jer Gudgwad in Ethiopia

Jer Gudgwad in the region of Amhara Region is located in Ethiopia - some 195 mi or ( 313 km ) North of Addis Ababa , the country's capital city .

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Time in Jer Gudgwad is now 04:13 AM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Africa/Addis Ababa " with a UTC offset of 3 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Sach'ira, Massawa, Mek'ele, Lashat, and Iyesus. Being here already, consider visiting Sach'ira . Check out our recommendations for Jer Gudgwad ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Amhara Region

Amhara is one of the nine ethnic divisions (kililoch) of Ethiopia, containing the homeland of the Amhara people. Previously known as Region 3, its capital is Bahir Dar. Ethiopia's largest inland body of water, Lake Tana, which is the source of the Blue Nile river is located in Amhara, as well as the Semien Mountains National Park, which includes the highest point in Ethiopia, Ras Dashan.

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Located at 11.66 37.96 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: Amhara Region, Regions of Ethiopia

Debub Gondar Zone

Debub Gondar (or "South Gondar") is a Zone in the Ethiopian Amhara Region. This zone is named for the city of Gondar, which was the capital of Ethiopia until the mid-19th century, and has often been used as a name for the local province.

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Located at 11.67 38.00 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Tags: Amhara Region, Zones of Ethiopia

Awra Amba

Awra Amba is an Ethiopian community of about 400 people, located 73 kilometres east of Bahir Dar in the Fogera woreda of Debub Gondar Zone. It was founded in 1980 with the goal of solving socio-economic problems through helping one another in an environment of egalitarianism—in marked contrast to the traditional norms of Amhara society.

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Located at 11.84 37.75 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Tags: Intentional communities, Populated places in the Amhara Region

Alem Ber

Alem Ber is a city located in northern part of Amhara state in Ethiopia. It is one of two cities in Fogera woreda. The population of Alem Ber and its surrounding mostly depends on Trade and Agriculture. The place also serves as source of butter, pepper and cereals which are exported to Debre Tabour and Worota. In addition, some part of the population depends on traditional industries.

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Located at 11.91 37.88 (Lat./Long.); Less than 24 km away
Tags: Populated places in the Amhara Region

Debre Tabor

Debre Tabor is a town and a woreda in north-central Ethiopia. Located in the Debub Gondar Zone of the Amhara Region of Ethiopia, about 100 kilometers southeast of Gondar and 50 kilometers east of Lake Tana, this historic town has a latitude and longitude of {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:11|51|N|38|1|E||| | |name= }} with an elevation of 2706 meters above sea level. The town is named for the Biblical Mount Tabor ("Debre Tabor" in Amharic means "Mount Tabor").

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Located at 11.85 38.02 (Lat./Long.); Less than 25 km away
Tags: Former national capitals, Populated places in the Amhara Region, Woredas of Ethiopia