Dembiya (Ge'ez ደምቢያ dembīyā; also Dembea, Dambya, Dembya, Dambiya, etc.) is a historic region of Ethiopia, located north of Lake Tana. It was incorporated into the Begemder province (which previously only included lands to the east of lake Tana) under Haile Selassie, and in 1996 became a part of Amhara Region. The Geez language (or Giiz language) is an ancient language that developed in the Ethiopian Highlands of the Horn of Africa as the language of the peasantry. ... 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. ... Begemder was a province in the north-eastern part of Ethiopia, with its capital city at Gondar. ... Haile Selassie Haile Selassie (Power of Trinity) (July 23, 1892 – August 27, 1975) was the last Emperor (1930–1936; 1941–1974) of Ethiopia, and is a religious symbol in the Rastafarian movement. ... Map of Ethiopia highlighting the Amhara region. ...

Dembea was also another name for Lake Tana (also called "Tsana" in older texts). 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. ...