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Map of the regions and zones of Ethiopia. North Wollo (Amharic: ሰሜን ወሎ) also called Semien Wollo, is a zone in Amhara Region of Ethiopia.It is bordered on the south by South Wollo, on the west by South Gondar, on the north by Wag Hemra, on the northeast by Tigray Region, and on the east by Afar Region; part of its southern border is defined by the Mille River.
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The regions of Ethiopia are administratively divided into 62 zones (Amharic: ዞን, zonə), (Oromo: Godina). [1] The exact number of zones is unclear, as the names and number of zones given in documents by Ethiopia's Central Statistical Agency differ between 2005 [1] and 2007. [2]
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). Updated on 11 December 2021 to reflect numerous new zones and border changes in UNOCHA 2 October 2020 Map and the addition of Southwest Ethiopia Region on 23 November 2021.
Lasta (Amharic: ላስታ) is a woreda (district) in the Semien Wollo Zone (North Wollo) of the Amhara Region of Ethiopia. It is bordered on the south by Meket woreda, on the west by Bugna woreda, on the north by Wag Hemra Zone, and on the east by Gidan woreda. Its major town is Lalibela, known for its monolithic churches.
Kobo or Raya Kobo (Amharic: ራያ ቆቦ) is a woreda in the Amhara Region of Ethiopia. Located in the northeast corner of the North Wollo Zone, Kobo is bordered on the south by the Logiya River which separates it from Habru and Guba Lafto, on the west by Gidan, on the north by Tigray Region, and on the east by the Afar Region.
Habru (Amharic: ሀብሩ) is a woreda in the Amhara Region of Ethiopia.Part of the Semien Wollo Zone, Habru is bordered on the south by the Mille River which separates it from the Debub Wollo Zone, on the west by Guba Lafto, on the north by the Alewuha River which separates it from Kobo, and on the east by the Afar Region.
A rock-hewn church of Lalibela. Today's Wollo was long the center of Ethiopia (half under Agew/Zagwe and half under the Amhara/Solomonic leadership). The people of Amhara and Zagwe Provinces (today's Wollo) were the strongest adherents of Christianity and both believed in Israelite Semitic Biblical Ancestry Zagwe claimed lineage from Moses while the Solomonids claimed lineage from Solomon, and ...