Gojjam, or Gojam, was a province in the north-western part of Ethiopia, with its capital city at Debra Markos. This province is distinctive for lying entirely within the bend of the Abbay River from its outflow from Lake Tana to the Sudanese border; the remainder of its northern boundary with Begemder was defined by the Dinder River. Debre Marqos (also called Mankorar) is a city in the Amhara Region of Ethiopia. ... The Abay River is a river in Ethiopia. ... 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. ...

The earliest recorded mention of Gojjam was on the Egyptus Novello map, (c.1451), where it is described as a kingdom. Emperor Lebna Dengel, in his letter to the King of Portugal (1526), also described Gojjam as a kingdom but one that was part of his empire. Gojjam was divided in to west and east at the time of the military regime, Debre Marcos remianing the capital of east Gojjam while Bahr Dar became the capital of west Gojjam. With the adoption of the constitution in 1995, Gojjam was divided between the Benishangul-Gumaz and the Amhara Regions of Ethiopia. // Events February 3 - Murad II, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire dies and is succeeded by his son Mehmed II. April 11 - Celje acquires market-town status and town rights by orders from the Celje count Frederic II. June 30 - French troops under the Comte de Dunois invade Guyenne and capture... Dawit II or David II, better known by his throne name Lebna Dengel (1501 - September 2, 1540) was negus negust (1508 - 1540) of Ethiopia, and a member of the Solomonid dynasty. ... Events January 14 - Treaty of Madrid. ... 1995 (MCMXCV in Roman) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Map of Ethiopia highlighting the Benishangul-Gumaz region . ... Amhara (አማራ) may refer to: Amhara, an ethnic group of Ethiopia. ...