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Berehet
Berehet (Amharic: በረኸት) is one of the woredas in the Amhara Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Semien Shewa Zone, Berehet is bordered on the south by the Germama River which separates it from Menjarna Shenkora, on the west by Hagere Mariamna Kesem, on the north by Asagirt, and on the east by the Afar Region. The major town in Berehet is Metiteh Bila. Berehet is the location of the Battle of Bereket, fought 19 November 1855. In this battle, the last Shewan nobles to resist Emperor Tewodros II were defeated by his general Ras Ingida, and seeing that further defiance was futile they surrendered the young heir to the Shewan throne, Menelik. Also during 1933 there was a battle between patriots and Italian army near to metiteh bila, finally they were bombed. That area was prohibited from farming activity for a long time and finally memorial built in 2013. Demographics Based on the 2007 national census conducted by the Central Statistical Agency of Ethiopia (CSA), this woreda ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Menjarna Shenkora
Minjarna Shenkora ( am, ምንጃርና ሸንኮራ, lit=Minjar and Shenkora), also Menjarna Shenkora is a woreda in Amhara Region, Ethiopia. It is named in part after the historic Shewan district of Minjar, which was the southernmost district of Shewa and near the location of the modern woreda. Located at the southern end of the Semien Shewa Zone, Minjarna Shenkora is bordered on the east, south and west by the Oromia Region, on the northwest by Hagere Mariamna Kesem, and on the northeast by Berehet; the Germama (or Kesem) river forms the boundary between this woreda and Hagere Mariamna Kesem and Berehet. The administrative center of this woreda is Arerti; other towns in the woreda include Balchi and Eranbuti. This woreda is served by the Addis Ababa - Djibouti Railway with a station at Malka Jilo. It is the only woreda in the Amhara Region with a train station. Demographics Based on the 2007 national census conducted by the Central Statistical Agency of Ethiopia (CSA) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |