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Amhara (አማራ) may refer to:

Amhara, an ethnic group of Ethiopia.
Amhara, an administrative region of modern Ethiopia; during the Imperial era, an Abyssinian province ruled by a native Ras or Negus.
Amharic language, spoken by the Amhara people.

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Category: Disambiguation Amhara (áŠ áˆ›áˆ«) is an ethnicity of people in the central highlands of Ethiopia, numbering about 19 million, making up around 26% of the countrys population (estimates differ). ... Amhara (አማራ) is one of the nine ethnic divisions (kililoch) of Ethiopia, containing the homeland of the Amhara people. ... Ethiopia is divided into 9 ethnically-based administrative regions (kililoch; singular - kilil): Afar Amhara Benishangul-Gumaz Gambela Hariai Oromia Somali Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples Region Tigray Additionally, there are two chartered cities (astedader akababiwach, singular - astedader akabibi): Addis Ababa Dire Dawa These administrative regions replaced the older system of... Ethiopian aristocratic and religious titles used in Ethiopia until the end of the Monarchy in 1974. ... Negus is the Amharic word for king. The term negus negust means king of kings, or Emperor. ... Amharic (áŠ áˆ›áˆáŠ›) is a Semitic language spoken in North Central Ethiopia. ...

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Amhara People Profile (2148 words)
	The Amhara were responsible for slowing and holding the expanding Muslims as Arab pressures and influences spread Islam to Cushite and Semitic people in the Horn of Africa.
	For the Amhara people, the average life expectancy is around 46, compared to 75 years in the U.S.A. For the Amhara people, there is one doctor per 28,000 patients and one nurse per 8,393 patients.
	The Amhara generally feel that to be Amhara is to be Christian and to be Christian is to be Orthodox.

African Tribes - Amhara People (569 words)
	The Amhara are the politically and culturally dominant ethnic group of Ethiopia.
	In terms of the total Ethiopian population, however, the Amhara are a numerical minority.
	Life in the Amhara farming society is hard.

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