Bahir Dar is a city in north western Ethiopia and the capital of the Amhara Administrative Region (kilil). The city is situated on the southern shore of Lake Tana, the source of the Blue Nile (or Abay), in what was previously the Gojjam province. As of 1994, its population was 96,140. It lies at 1700m above sea level. Jump to: navigation, search Categories: Television stations in Toronto | CHUM Limited ... Jump to: navigation, search In politics a capital (also called capital city or political capital — although the latter phrase has an alternative meaning based on an alternative meaning of capital) is the principal city or town associated with its government. ... Amhara (አማራ) may refer to: Amhara, an ethnic group of Ethiopia. ... 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... Lake Tana from space, April 1991 Lake Tana (also spelled Tana; older spellings include Tsana and Dambea) is the source of the Blue Nile and is the largest lake in Ethiopia. ... The Blue Nile is a river rising from Ethiopia. ... Gojjam, or Gojam, was a province in the north-eastern part of Ethiopia, with its capital city at Debra Markos. ... 1994 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... For considerations of sea level change, in particular rise associated with possible global warming, see sea level rise. ...

The city is located approximately 310 km north-northwest of Addis Ababa. Ethiopian Airlines operates scheduled flights between the two cities. The Blue Nile Falls (Tis Abay) are located about 30 km to the south. Jump to: navigation, search Addis Ababa as seen from space. ... Jump to: navigation, search Ethiopian Airlines is the national airline of Ethiopia. ... The Blue Nile Falls are a waterfall on the Blue Nile river in Ethiopia. ... A kilometre (American spelling: kilometer), symbol: km is a unit of length in the metric system equal to 1000 metres (from the Greek words χίλια (khilia) = thousand and μέτρο (metro) = count/measure). ...

History

Bahir Dar grew around a Jesuit settlement, founded in the sixteenth or seventeenth century, from which time the Pedro Páez building dates. One of Emperor Haile Selassie's palaces is located near the city, and the Emperor considered moving the national capital to the town. The Society of Jesus (Latin: Societas Iesu), commonly known as the Jesuits, is a Roman Catholic religious order. ... (15th century - 16th century - 17th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 16th century was that century which lasted from 1501 to 1600. ... (16th century - 17th century - 18th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 17th century was that century which lasted from 1601-1700. ... Pedro Páez (1564 - May 3, 1622) was a Jesuit missionary in Ethiopia. ... Haile Selassie Emperor Haile Selassie I (Power of Trinity) (born Lij Tafari Makonnen, July 23, 1892 – August 27, 1975), styled His Imperial Majesty (or HIM), was the Emperor (1930–1936; 1941–1974) of Ethiopia, and is the religious symbol for God incarnate among the Rastafari movement. ...

As part of Operation Tewodros near the end of the Ethiopian Civil War, Bahir Dar was catured by the Tigrayan Peoples' Liberation Front in March 1991. The Tigrayan Peoples Liberation Front, or TPLF, is the core group of the Ethiopian Peoples Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF), the political party that is leading Ethiopia as of 2005. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1991 (MCMXCI) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Reference

• Briggs, Philip. Guide to Ethiopia. Old Saybrook, CT: Globe Pequot Press, 1995. ISBN 1-56440-814-0