Shewa region of Ethiopia
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The Shewa region of Ethiopia is a historic central highland area that has long been a political and cultural heartland of the country and a center of Ethiopian Orthodox Christian tradition.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Shewa | 0 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical region
ⓘ
region of Ethiopia ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Solomonic dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithTitle | Negus of Shewa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Arsi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gojjam NERFINISHED ⓘ Gurage NERFINISHED ⓘ Hararghe NERFINISHED ⓘ Wollo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capitalHistorically |
Addis Ababa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ankober NERFINISHED ⓘ Entoto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsCity |
Addis Ababa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ankober NERFINISHED ⓘ Debre Berhan NERFINISHED ⓘ Debre Libanos NERFINISHED ⓘ Debre Sina NERFINISHED ⓘ Fiche NERFINISHED ⓘ Nazret NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsLandmark |
Ankober escarpment
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mount Entoto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsMonastery | Debre Libanos Monastery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsRiver | Awash River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Ethiopia ⓘ |
| dominantReligion | Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| elevationRange | highland ⓘ |
| hasEthnicGroup |
Amhara
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gurage NERFINISHED ⓘ Oromo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLanguage |
Amharic
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gurage languages ⓘ Oromo language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalCapitalOf | Ethiopian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalDynasty | Shewan dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
cultural heartland of Ethiopia
ⓘ
political heartland of Ethiopia ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Ethiopian Highlands
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
central Ethiopia ⓘ |
| modernAdministrativeDivisionSplitInto |
Addis Ababa chartered city
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Amhara Region NERFINISHED ⓘ Oromia Region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Abyssinia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producedRuler |
Haile Selassie I
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Menelik II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religionTraditionCenter | Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousHeritage | rock-hewn churches and monasteries ⓘ |
| timeAsProvinceEnded | 1995 ⓘ |
| wasKingdom | Kingdom of Shewa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wasProvince | Shewa Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.