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Debre Sina is a town in Amhara Region, Ethiopia. Located in Semien Shewa (North Shewa) zone , the town has an elevation of 2630 to 2830 meters above sea level. Although the district was named after this town, the administrative center of the Debre Sina district is located in Mekane Selam .
Borena (Amharic: ቦረና) is a woreda in Amhara Region, Ethiopia.Formerly known as Debre Sina, this district lies in the western part of the Debub Wollo Zone.Borena is bordered on the south by Wegde, on the west by the Abbay River which separates it from the Misraq Gojjam Zone, on the north by Mehal Sayint, on the northeast by Sayint, and on the east by Legambo.
Based on the 2007 Census conducted by the Central Statistical Agency of Ethiopia (CSA), this Zone has a total population of 1,837,490, an increase of 17.72% over the 1994 census, of whom 928,694 are men and 908,796 women. With an area of 15,936.13 square kilometers, North Shewa has a population density of 115.30.
Debre Sina (Ge'ez ደብረ ሲና Dabra Sīnā, modern Debre Sīnā, "Mount Sinai") is the name of a number of places in Eritrea and Ethiopia. Debre Sina (church), a church near Gorgora, on the northern shore of Lake Tana; Debre Sina (Eritrea), a monastery in Anseba Region, near Keren; Debre Sina (island), an island of Lake Zway
Debre Birhan was founded by Emperor Zara Yaqob, in response to a miraculous light that was seen in the sky at the time. Believing this was a sign from God showing his approval for the death by stoning of a group of heretics 38 days before, the emperor ordered a church built on the site, and later constructed an extensive palace nearby, and a second church, dedicated to Saint Cyriacus.
Termaber (var. Tarmaber; Amharic: ጠርማበር) is a woreda in Amhara Region, Ethiopia.It includes a homonymous mountain pass and road tunnel. Located at the eastern edge of the Ethiopian Highlands in the Semien Shewa Zone, Termaber is bordered on the south by Ankober, on the southwest by Basona Werana, on the west by Mojana Wadera, on the northwest by Menz Mam Midir, on the northeast by ...
Debre Elias (Amharic: ደብረ ኤልያስ) is a woreda in Amhara Region, Ethiopia.Part of the Misraq Gojjam Zone, Debre Elias is bordered on the south and west by the Abay River which separates it from the Oromia Region, on the northwest by the Mirab Gojjam Zone, on the north by Machakel, and on the east by Guzamn.
Map of the regions and zones of Ethiopia. South Gondar or Debub Gondar (Amharic: ደቡብ ጎንደር), is one of Zones in Amhara Region, Ethiopia. This zone is named for the city of Gondar, which was the capital of Ethiopia until the mid-19th century, and has often been used as a name for the local province. As of the 2007 census, it has ...