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Touring Nabega in Ethiopia
Nabega in the region of Amhara Region is located in Ethiopia - some 218 mi or ( 351 km ) North of Addis Ababa , the country's capital city .
Time in Nabega is now 12:21 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: Yifag, Werota, Werota, Massawa, and Mek'ele. Being here already, consider visiting Yifag . Check out our recommendations for Nabega ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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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 7 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 7 km away
Wereta
Wereta (also transliterated as Woreta) is a town in northern Ethiopia. Located in the Debub Gondar Zone of the Amhara Region, east of Lake Tana and south of Addis Zemen, this town has a latitude and longitude of {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:11|55|N|37|42|E|region:ET_type:city_source:GNS-enwiki|| |primary |name= }} with an elevation of 1828 meters above sea level. It is the administrative center of Fogera woreda.
Located at 11.92 37.70 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Gumara River
Gumara River is a river of northern-western Ethiopia. It empties into Lake Tana at {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:11|53|N|37|31|E|region:ET_type:river|| |primary |name= }} from the east. Hot springs on the Gumara's banks at Wanzagay, which were popular in medicinal hot baths in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, are mentioned by the missionary Henry Stern. The river is an important spawning ground for native fish species, which include barbus, tilapia and catfish.
Located at 11.88 37.52 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Tana Qirqos
Tana Qirqos is an island in the eastern part of Lake Tana in Ethiopia, near the mouth of the Gumara River, having a latitude and longitude of {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:11|51|49|N|37|29|27|E| |primary |name= }}. It is considered a holy island, and only monks of the Ethiopian Church live there. The monks believe that the island was once the resting place of the Ark of the Covenant.
Located at 11.86 37.49 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
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