Lake Tana
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Lake Tana is Ethiopia’s largest lake and the primary source of the Blue Nile, renowned for its island monasteries and ecological importance in the Ethiopian Highlands.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
lake
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natural freshwater lake → |
| averageDepth |
about 9 meters
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| climateZone |
tropical highland climate
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| continent |
Africa
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| country |
Ethiopia
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| culturalSignificance |
historical center of medieval Ethiopian kingdoms
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pilgrimage site for Ethiopian Orthodox Christians → |
| ecosystemType |
freshwater wetland-lake system
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| elevation |
about 1786 meters above sea level
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| governedBy |
Ethiopian federal authorities
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| hasInflowRiver |
Gilgel Abay River
→
Gumara River → Megech River → Rib River → |
| hasIsland |
Daga Island
NERFINISHED
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Dek Island NERFINISHED → Tana Qirqos → Zege Peninsula → |
| hasMonastery |
Kebran Gabriel Monastery
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Narga Selassie Monastery → Tana Qirqos Monastery → Ura Kidane Mehret → |
| isLargestLakeOf |
Ethiopia
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| knownFor |
Ethiopian Orthodox Christian heritage
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ecological importance → island monasteries → |
| locatedIn |
Amhara Region
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Ethiopian Highlands → |
| maximumDepth |
about 14 meters
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| nearCity |
Bahir Dar
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Gondar → |
| nearWaterfall |
Tis Issat (Blue Nile Falls)
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| outflow |
Blue Nile
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| partOf |
Nile Basin
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| primarySourceOf |
Blue Nile
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| recognizedAs |
Important Bird Area
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| regionalAuthority |
Amhara regional government
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| supportsSpecies |
endemic fish species
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migratory waterbirds → |
| surfaceArea |
approximately 3000 square kilometers
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| threatenedBy |
overfishing
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sedimentation → watershed degradation → |
| usedFor |
fishing
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hydropower development → irrigation → tourism → transportation → |
Referenced by (5)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Ethiopian Highlands
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contains |
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Ethiopian Jews
("Lake Tana region")
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historicalCenter |
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Gondar region
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locatedNear |
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Ethiopia
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majorLake |
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Blue Nile
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sourceLake |