Gondar

American

[gon-der] / ˈgɒn dər /

Or Gonder

noun

a city in the Amhara Region of northern Ethiopia, north of Lake Tana: once the capital of the former Ethiopian Empire.

Gondar British

/ ˈɡɒndɑː /

noun

a city in NW Ethiopia: capital of Ethiopia from the 17th century until 1868. Pop: 191 000 (2005 est)

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Etymology

Origin of Gondar

First recorded in 1700–10; from Amharic Gondar, Gonder

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Priests carried tabots into one of the fortresses in Gondar, where they will be kept until the end of the festivities.

From BBC ● Jan. 20, 2024

Celebrations have been taking place in Ethiopia's historic holy city of Gondar for the Ethiopian Orthodox Christian festival of Timket.

From BBC ● Jan. 20, 2024

It captured Lalibela, famous for its rock-hewn churches, and Gondar, the second-biggest city in Amhara, for several days in August before being repulsed.

From Reuters ● Nov. 8, 2023

Bahir Dar, Gondar and Lalibela were calm Thursday morning, with government troops in control, the residents said.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 10, 2023

On January 17, 1770, we set out on our way to Gondar, and on the following day reached the plain where the ruins of Axum, supposed to be the ancient capital of Abyssinia, are situated.

From The World's Greatest Books — Volume 19 — Travel and Adventure by Sir John Alexander Hammerton

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