waterfall
Blue Nile Falls
Known as Tis Abay or 'Great Smoke,' this Ethiopian waterfall is one of Africa's most spectacular cataracts on the Blue Nile.
25 km · about 30 min drive
Amhara, Ethiopia · Africa
Bahir Dar is worth a stop: 30 minutes from T’īs Isat, 25km from Blue Nile Falls.
Bahir Dar is a city located in Amhara, Ethiopia. With a population of 350,000, it is an important destination in Africa.
On a road trip, Bahir Dar sits in Ethiopia. It's in the Africa/Addis Ababa time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Bahir Dar to your route.
The Ethiopian Catholic Eparchy of Bahir Dar–Dessie (Bahir Dar–Dessie of the Ethiopics) is one of the three suffragan eparchies (Eastern Catholic dioceses) in the ecclesiastical province (covering all Ethiopia) of the Metropolitan Ethiopian Catholic Archeparchy of Addis Abeba, which comprises the entire EthiopianRead more
Catholic Church sui iuris, which practices the Alexandrian Rite in the liturgical Ge'ez language. Yet it depends on the missionary Roman Congregation for the Oriental Churches.
Despite the eparchy's double name, also mentioning Dessie (another Amhara city in northern Ethiopia), the diocese has its sole cathedral eparchial (episcopal) see in the Cathedral of Egziabher Ab, in Bahir Dar.
The Eparchy of Bahir Dar – Dessie comprises 8 Zones of Amhara Regional State:
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Bahir Dar is located in Amhara, Ethiopia, Africa. The coordinates are 11.5936 latitude, 37.3908 longitude.
Bahir Dar has a population of approximately 350,000 people, making it a city in Ethiopia.
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Known as Tis Abay or 'Great Smoke,' this Ethiopian waterfall is one of Africa's most spectacular cataracts on the Blue Nile.
25 km · about 30 min drive
Year-round
Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.
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