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The Kingdom of Aksum was a trading empire rooted in northern Ethiopia. [22] It existed from approximately 100–940 AD, growing from the proto-Aksumite Iron Age period c. 4th century BC to achieve prominence by the 1st century AD. According to the Book of Axum, Axum's first capital, Mazaber, was built by Itiyopis, son of Cush. [23]
Ethiopia is a federation subdivided into ethno-linguistically based regional states (Amharic: plural: ክልሎች kililoch; singular: ክልል kilil; Oromo: singular: Naannoo; plural: Naannolee) and chartered cities (Amharic: plural: አስተዳደር አካባቢዎች astedader akababiwoch; singular: አስተዳደር አካባቢ astedader akabibi).
North of 11° N the hills turn more to the east and fall more gradually to the East Sudanian savanna plains at their base. On its northern face, the plateau falls in terraces to the level of the eastern Sudan. Awash river valley. The eastern escarpment is the best defined of these outer ranges.
English: Clickable map of the regions and zones of Ethiopia. Originally based on boundaries used in UNOCHA 27 March 2013 map (new URL, archive link).. Updated on 6 November 2017 to reflect Afar Zone 1 change in UNOCHA 5 January 2015 Map (new URL, archive link) (border now diverts around Kurri woreda instead of cuts across).
Map of the regions and zones of Ethiopia North Gondar ( Amharic : ሰሜን ጎንደር; or Semien Gondar ) is a zone in the Amhara Region of Ethiopia . This zone is named for the city of Gondar , the capital of Ethiopia until the mid-19th century.
The Amhara Region (Amharic: አማራ ክልል, romanized: Åmara Kilil), officially the Amhara National Regional State (Amharic: የአማራ ብሔራዊ ክልላዊ መንግሥት), [2] is a regional state in northern Ethiopia and the homeland of the Amhara, Awi, Xamir, Argobba, and Qemant people.
North Shewa (Amharic: ሰሜን ሸዋ, romanized: Semiēn Shewa) is a zone in the Amhara Region of Ethiopia. North Shewa takes its name from the kingdom and former province of Shewa. The Zone is bordered on the south and the west by the Oromia Region, on the north by South Wollo, on the northeast by the Oromia Zone, and on the east by the Afar ...
Relief map of Ethiopia At 1,104,300 square kilometres (426,372.61 sq mi), [ 167 ] Ethiopia is the world's 26th-largest country, comparable in size to Bolivia . It lies between the 3rd parallel north and the 15th parallel north and longitudes 33rd meridian east and 48th meridian east .