North Shewa

E1000763

North Shewa is a historical and administrative region in central Ethiopia known for its highland landscapes and significant role in the country’s political and cultural history.

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North Shewa canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative zone
historical region
administrativeLevel zone
agriculturalActivity cereal cultivation
livestock rearing
borders East Gojjam Zone NERFINISHED
North Wollo Zone NERFINISHED
Oromia Region NERFINISHED
South Wollo Zone NERFINISHED
West Shewa Zone NERFINISHED
capital Debre Berhan NERFINISHED
containsGeographicFeature Ethiopian Highlands NERFINISHED
escarpments
plateaus
containsTown Debre Berhan NERFINISHED
Debre Sina NERFINISHED
Mehal Meda NERFINISHED
Menz Keya Gebreal NERFINISHED
Shewa Robit NERFINISHED
country Ethiopia
elevation highland
governingRegionCapital Bahir Dar NERFINISHED
hasClimate temperate highland climate
hasEconomicActivity small-scale industry
trade
hasEthnicGroup Amhara people NERFINISHED
Oromo people NERFINISHED
hasLanguage Amharic
hasSubdivisionType woreda
historicallyImportantFor formation of modern Ethiopian state
power base of Shewan rulers
historicalRegionOf Shewa NERFINISHED
historicalRole base for expansion of Ethiopian monarchy
center of Shewan nobility
knownFor cultural history of Ethiopia
highland landscapes
political history of Ethiopia
locatedIn central Ethiopia
nearbyCity Addis Ababa NERFINISHED
partOf Amhara Region NERFINISHED
regionType highland zone
religion Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Christianity NERFINISHED
Islam
roadConnection Addis Ababa–Dessie highway NERFINISHED
timeZone East Africa Time
usesAdministrativeLanguage Amharic
utcOffset +3

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Scioa hasSubregion North Shewa