Bahir Dar

E192971

Bahir Dar is a major city in northwestern Ethiopia, known for its location on the southern shore of Lake Tana and as a gateway to the Blue Nile Falls and nearby monasteries.

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Label Occurrences
Bahir Dar canonical 11

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf city
regional capital
administrativeCenterOf Amhara Region
airport Bahir Dar Airport
climateClassification Aw
continent Africa
country Ethiopia
elevation approximately 1800 meters above sea level
hasClimate tropical savanna climate
hasFeature lake port
tourist resorts
waterfront boulevards
hasHigherEducationInstitution Bahir Dar University
hasNearbyIsland Dek Island NERFINISHED
Zege Peninsula
hasReligiousSite Orthodox Christian monasteries
hasTourismActivity boat trips on Lake Tana
excursions to Blue Nile Falls
visits to island monasteries
hasTransport Bahir Dar Airport
hasUrbanPlanningStyle lakeside promenades
wide avenues
isCapitalOf Amhara Region
surface form: West Gojjam Zone
isGatewayTo Blue Nile Falls
Lake Tana island monasteries
isRegionalEconomicCenter true
isTouristDestination true
knownFor monasteries on Lake Tana islands
proximity to Blue Nile Falls
proximity to Lake Tana
tourism
waterfront on Lake Tana
languageUsed Amharic
locatedIn Amhara Region
northwestern Ethiopia
locatedNear Blue Nile Falls
Nile
surface form: Blue Nile River

Lake Tana monasteries
locatedOn Lake Tana
southern shore of Lake Tana
officialLanguage Amharic
partOf Ethiopia
region Amhara Region
religion Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church
surface form: Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Christianity
river Blue Nile
timeZone East Africa Time
university Bahir Dar University
utcOffset +3
waterBody Lake Tana

Referenced by (11)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Blue Nile sourceCityNearby Bahir Dar
Lake Tana nearCity Bahir Dar
Amhara (commonly reported) capitalCityOfAssociatedRegion Bahir Dar
subject surface form: Amhara
Amhara Region capital Bahir Dar
Amhara Region largestCity Bahir Dar
Tis Issat (Blue Nile Falls) locatedNear Bahir Dar
subject surface form: Tis Issat
Ura Kidane Mehret locatedNear Bahir Dar
Zege Peninsula locatedNear Bahir Dar
Northern Ethiopia containsCity Bahir Dar