Bahir Dar
Bahir Dar or Bahar Dar (Amharic: ባሕር ዳር) is a city in northwestern Ethiopia. It is the capital of the Amhara Region. It has 218,429 people (2012). The nearby Lake Tana and Blue Nile rivers feature a variety of attractions and is a popular tourist attraction in Ethiopia. The city was awarded the UNESCO Cities for Peace Prize for addressing the challenges of rapid urbanization in 2002.[1]
City | |
| Bahir Dar | |
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| Coordinates: 11°36′N 37°23′E / 11.600°N 37.383°ECoordinates: 11°36′N 37°23′E / 11.600°N 37.383°E | |
| Country | Ethiopia |
| Region | Amhara |
| Woreda | Bahir Dar |
| Area | |
| • Total | 28 km2 (11 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,840 m (6,040 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 218,429 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
Bahir Dar Media
Aerial view of Bahir Dar in 1938
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The Blue Nile Falls as they looked before a hydro system was installed. Some of the river water is tunneled from above the Falls down into a fairly small HEP plant.
Front entrance to the Bahir Dar Ginbot Haya Airport.
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References
- ↑ "UNESCO Cities for Peace Prize, 2002" (PDF). UNESCO. Retrieved 2013-05-24.
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