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Gondar
Gonder | |
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City and woreda | |
From top, left to right: View of Gondar; Mentewab's Castle; Chancellery of Yohannes I; Fasilides Bath; Enqualal Gemb; and Debre Berhan Selassie Church | |
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| Coordinates: 12°36′27″N 37°27′33″E / 12.60750°N 37.45917°E | |
| Country |  Ethiopia |
| Region |  Amhara |
| Zone | North Gondar |
| Founded | 1636 |
| Founded by | Fasilides |
| Area | |
• Total | 192.27 km2 (74.24 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 2,133 m (6,998 ft) |
| Population (2007)[1] | |
• Total | 207,044 |
• Estimate (2021)[2] | 443,156 |
| • Density | 1,100/km2 (2,800/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
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Gondar, also spelled Gonder (Amharic: ጎንደር, Gonder[a] or Gondär;[b] formerly ጐንደር, Gʷandar or Gʷender), is a city and woreda in Ethiopia. Located in the North Gondar Zone of the Amhara Region, Gondar is north of Lake Tana on the Lesser Angereb River and southwest of the Simien Mountains. As of 2021[update], Gondar has an estimated population of 443,156.[2]
Gondar previously served as the capital of both the Ethiopian Empire and the subsequent Begemder Province. The city holds the remains of several royal castles, including those in the Fasil Ghebbi UNESCO World Heritage Site for which Gondar has been called the "Camelot of Africa".[3]
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- ^ http://bjtoursandtrekking.com/tours/index.htm Gondar World Heritage Site
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