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.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lake Tana canonical | 25 |
| Lake Tana basin | 3 |
| Lake Tana region | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
lake
ⓘ
natural freshwater lake ⓘ |
| averageDepth | about 9 meters ⓘ |
| climateZone | tropical highland climate ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Ethiopia ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
historical center of medieval Ethiopian kingdoms
ⓘ
pilgrimage site for Ethiopian Orthodox Christians ⓘ |
| ecosystemType | freshwater wetland-lake system ⓘ |
| elevation | about 1786 meters above sea level ⓘ |
| governedBy | Ethiopian federal authorities ⓘ |
| hasInflowRiver |
Gilgel Abay River
ⓘ
Gumara River ⓘ Gilgel Abay River ⓘ
surface form:
Megech River
Rib River ⓘ |
| hasIsland |
Daga Island
ⓘ
Dek Island ⓘ Tana Qirqos ⓘ Zege Peninsula ⓘ |
| hasMonastery |
Kebran Gabriel Monastery
ⓘ
Kebran Gabriel Monastery ⓘ
surface form:
Narga Selassie Monastery
Tana Qirqos Monastery ⓘ Ura Kidane Mehret ⓘ |
| isLargestLakeOf | Ethiopia ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Ethiopian Orthodox Christian heritage
ⓘ
ecological importance ⓘ island monasteries ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Amhara Region
ⓘ
Ethiopian Highlands ⓘ |
| maximumDepth | about 14 meters ⓘ |
| nearCity |
Bahir Dar
ⓘ
Gondar region ⓘ
surface form:
Gondar
|
| nearWaterfall | Tis Issat (Blue Nile Falls) ⓘ |
| outflow | Blue Nile ⓘ |
| partOf |
Nile
ⓘ
surface form:
Nile Basin
|
| primarySourceOf | Blue Nile ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | Important Bird Area ⓘ |
| regionalAuthority |
Amhara Region
ⓘ
surface form:
Amhara regional government
|
| supportsSpecies |
endemic fish species
ⓘ
migratory waterbirds ⓘ |
| surfaceArea | approximately 3000 square kilometers ⓘ |
| threatenedBy |
overfishing
ⓘ
sedimentation ⓘ watershed degradation ⓘ |
| usedFor |
fishing
ⓘ
hydropower development ⓘ irrigation ⓘ tourism ⓘ transportation ⓘ |
Referenced by (29)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Lake Tana region
subject surface form:
Tis Issat
this entity surface form:
Lake Tana basin
this entity surface form:
Lake Tana basin