⛰️ Amba Geshen

Ethiopia · Africa · 2,355 m · 11.50°N, 39.32°E

Amba Geshen is the name of a mountain in northern Ethiopia. It is in Ambassel, South Wollo Zone of the Amhara Region, northwest of Dessie, at a latitude and a longitude of 11°31′N 39°21′E. Part of Ambassel woreda, Amba Geshen is one of the mountains of Ethiopia where most of the male heirs to the Emperor of Ethiopia were interned, usually for life. Also known as Gishen Mariam, it was the second of the three such mountains, or amba, said to have been used for this purpose, the other two being Debre Damo and Wehni.

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Quick facts

Country	Ethiopia
Continent / region	Africa
Elevation	2,355 m above sea level
Coordinates (approx.)	11.50°N, 39.32°E · view on map

Amba Geshen rises to 2,355 m in Ethiopia, in Africa. The full story of this mountain is described by the sourced introduction above (from Wikipedia).

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