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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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

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

Residents said the informal Amhara militia known as Fano now controls Gondar and Lalibela, which are main tourist towns.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 7, 2023

Two residents of Amhara's capital, Bahir Dar, and three in Gondar, its second-biggest city, said mobile internet services were unavailable on Thursday.

From Reuters ● Aug. 3, 2023

He therefore offered to go to his capital at Debra Tabor, near Gondar, if Ras Alula would promise to refrain from attacking Egypt during his absence.

From The Life of Gordon, Volume II by Boulger, Demetrius Charles

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