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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.
1 km · about 5 min drive
Amhara, Ethiopia · Africa
T’īs Isat is worth a stop: 30 minutes from Bahir Dar, 1km from Blue Nile Falls.
T’īs Isat is a town located in Amhara, Ethiopia. With a population of 39,200, it is an important destination in Africa.
On a road trip, T’īs Isat 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 T’īs Isat to your route.
The Blue Nile Falls is a waterfall on the Blue Nile river in South Gondar, Amhara Region, Ethiopia. It is known as Tis Abay in Amharic, meaning 'great smoke'. It is situated on the upper course of the river, about 30 kilometres (19 miles) downstream from the town of Bahir Dar and Lake Tana. The falls are one ofRead more
Ethiopia's best-known tourist attractions.
The falls are 42 metres (138 ft) high, consisting of four streams that vary from a trickle in the dry season to over 400 metres (1,300 ft) wide in the rainy season. Regulation of Lake Tana now reduces the variation somewhat, and since 2003 a hydro-electric station has taken much of the flow out of the falls except during the rainy season. The Blue Nile Falls isolate the ecology of Lake Tana from the ecology of the rest of the Nile, and this isolation has played a role in the evolution of the endemic fauna of the lake.
A short distance downstream from the falls sits the first stone bridge constructed in Ethiopia, built at the command of Emperor Susenyos in 1626. According to Manuel de Almeida, stone for making lime had been found nearby along the Blue Nile tributary Alata, and a craftsman who had come from India with Afonso Mendes, the Catholic Patriarch of Ethiopia, supervised the construction.
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T’īs Isat is located in Amhara, Ethiopia, Africa. The coordinates are 11.4833 latitude, 37.5833 longitude.
T’īs Isat has a population of approximately 39,200 people, making it a town 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.
1 km · about 5 min drive
Year-round
Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.
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