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Fun fact 1 about Gondar

Gonder from the Goha hotel
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The term Gondar was first mentioned during the reign of Amda Seyon I as the name of a regiment of soldiers.

Gondar
Ethiopia
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Gondar

Ethiopia

Country
Ethiopia
Population
336.0K
Coordinates
12.60, 37.46
611th most populous city in the world

Gondar, also spelled Gonder, 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, Gondar has an estimated population of 443,156.

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