Amhara, Ethiopia · Africa
146,900
Population
Africa
Continent
Addis_Ababa
Timezone
ET
Country Code
Debre Birhan (Amharic: ደብረ ብርሃን) is a city in central Ethiopia. Located in the Semien Shewa Zone of Amhara Region, about 120 kilometers north east of Addis Ababa on Ethiopian highway 2, the town has an elevation of 2,840 meters, which makes it the highest town in Africa. It was an early capital of Ethiopia and afterwards, with Ankober and Angolalla, was one of the capitals of the kingdom of Shewa. Today, it is the administrative center of the North Shewa Zone of the Amhara Region.
Coordinates
9.6795°, 39.5326°
Region/State
Amhara
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Country
Ethiopia
Region
Amhara
Timezone
Africa/Addis_Ababa
Population
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