You are here:
  1. Homepage
  2. »
  3. Ethiopia
  4. »
  5. Amhara Region
  6. » Washa
Ethiopia Flag Icon

Washa Destination Guide

Explore Washa in Ethiopia

Washa in the region of Amhara Region is a place in Ethiopia - some 240 mi or ( 387 km ) North of Addis Ababa , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Washa

Time in Washa is now 12:07 AM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Africa/Addis Ababa " with a UTC offset of 3 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Massawa, Mek'ele, Mariam Hoa, Maksenyit, and Gond. Since you are here already, consider visiting Massawa . We saw some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Washa ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Road to Gondar 2

1:47 min by Robandlee1
Views: 4844 Rating: 3.00

The beautiful road from Bahir Dar to Gondar. ..

Road from Bahir Dar to Gondar 3

0:38 min by Robandlee1
Views: 2287 Rating: 5.00

This is a beautiful road ..


Videos provided by Youtube are under the copyright of their owners.


Interesting facts about this location

Kemekem

Kemekem (also known as Libo Kemekem) is one of the woredas in the Amhara Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Debub Gondar Zone, Kemekem is bordered on the south by the Reb which separates it from Fogera, on the west by Lake Tana, on the north by the Semien Gondar Zone, and on the east by Ebenat. The administrative center is Addis Zemen; other towns include Amba Meda and Yifag. Rivers in this woreda include the Arno and the Reb, which drain into Lake Tana.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 12.33 37.67 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Amhara Region, Woredas of Ethiopia

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.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 12.25 37.75 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: Amhara Region, Woredas of Ethiopia

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.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 12.26 37.63 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: Lake Tana, Populated places in the Amhara Region

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.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 12.18 37.57 (Lat./Long.); Less than 24 km away
Tags: Amhara Region, Islands of Lake Tana

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.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 12.15 37.77 (Lat./Long.); Less than 24 km away
Tags: Ethiopian culture, History of Ethiopia, Mountains of Ethiopia