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Lake Zway

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Lake Zway or Lake Ziway is one of the freshwater Rift Valley lakes of Ethiopia. [1]

26 relations: Adami Tullu and Jido Kombolcha, Addis Ababa, Ahmad ibn Ibrahim al-Ghazi, Ark of the Covenant, Districts of Ethiopia, Dugda (woreda), Ethiopia, Fishing in Ethiopia, Herbert Weld Blundell, Hippopotamus, Katar River, Lake Abijatta, Meki River, Menelik II, Monastery, Muslim, Oromia Region, Oromo people, Papyrus, Regions of Ethiopia, Rift Valley lakes, Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region, Tonne, Zay people, Ziway, Ziway Dugda.

Adami Tullu and Jido Kombolcha

Adami Tullu and Jido Kombolcha is one of the woredas in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia.

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Addis Ababa

Addis Ababa (አዲስ አበባ,, "new flower"; or Addis Abeba (the spelling used by the official Ethiopian Mapping Authority); Finfinne "natural spring") is the capital and largest city of Ethiopia.

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Ahmad ibn Ibrahim al-Ghazi

Ahmad ibn Ibrahim al-Ghazi (Axmad Ibraahim al-Gaasi, Harari: አሕመድ ኢቢን ኢብራሂም አል ጋዚ, "Acmad Ibni Ibrahim Al-Gaazi" Afar, أحمد بن إبراهيم الغازي) "the Conqueror" (c. 1506 – February 21, 1543) was an Imam and General of the Adal Sultanate who fought against the Abyssinian empire and defeated several Abysinian Emperors.

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Ark of the Covenant

The Ark of the Covenant, also known as the Ark of the Testimony, is a gold-covered wooden chest with lid cover described in the Book of Exodus as containing the two stone tablets of the Ten Commandments.

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Districts of Ethiopia

Districts, or woreda (ወረዳ) (also spelled wereda), are the third-level administrative divisions of Ethiopia.

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Dugda (woreda)

Dugda is one of the woredas in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia.

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Ethiopia

Ethiopia (ኢትዮጵያ), officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (የኢትዮጵያ ፌዴራላዊ ዲሞክራሲያዊ ሪፐብሊክ, yeʾĪtiyoṗṗya Fēdēralawī Dēmokirasīyawī Rīpebilīk), is a country located in the Horn of Africa.

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Fishing in Ethiopia

Ethiopia's fisheries are entirely freshwater, in its many lakes, rivers, and reservoirs, as it has no marine coastline.

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Herbert Weld Blundell

Herbert Joseph Weld Blundell (1852 – 5 February 1935) was an English traveller in Africa, archaeologist, philanthropist and yachtsman.

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Hippopotamus

The common hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius), or hippo, is a large, mostly herbivorous, semiaquatic mammal native to sub-Saharan Africa, and one of only two extant species in the family Hippopotamidae, the other being the pygmy hippopotamus (Choeropsis liberiensis or Hexaprotodon liberiensis).

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Katar River

Katar River is a river of central Ethiopia.

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Lake Abijatta

Lake Abijatta is an alkaline lake in Ethiopia.

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Meki River

The Meki is a river in central Ethiopia.

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Menelik II

Emperor Menelik II GCB, GCMG (ዳግማዊ ምኒልክ), baptised as Sahle Maryam (17 August 1844 – 12 December 1913), was Negus of Shewa (1866–89), then Emperor of Ethiopia from 1889 to his death in 1913.

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Monastery

A monastery is a building or complex of buildings comprising the domestic quarters and workplaces of monastics, monks or nuns, whether living in communities or alone (hermits).

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Muslim

A Muslim (مُسلِم) is someone who follows or practices Islam, a monotheistic Abrahamic religion.

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Oromia Region

Oromia (spelled Oromiyaa in the Oromo language; ኦሮሚያ) is one of the nine ethnically based regional states of Ethiopia, covering 284,538 square kilometers.

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Oromo people

The Oromo people (Oromoo; ኦሮሞ, ’Oromo) are an ethnic group inhabiting Ethiopia and parts of Kenya and Somalia.

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Papyrus

Papyrus is a material similar to thick paper that was used in ancient times as a writing surface.

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Regions of Ethiopia

Ethiopia is a federal state subdivided into ethno-linguistically based regional states (plural: kililoch; singular: kilil) and chartered cities (plural: astedader akababiwach; singular: astedader akabibi).

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Rift Valley lakes

The Rift Valley lakes are a group of lakes in the East African Rift that runs north-south through the eastern side of the African continent, from Ethiopia in the north to Malawi in the south.

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Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region

Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region (often abbreviated as SNNPR; የደቡብ ብሔር ብሔረሰቦችና ህዝቦች ክልል) is one of the nine ethnically based regional states (kililoch) of Ethiopia.

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Tonne

The tonne (Non-SI unit, symbol: t), commonly referred to as the metric ton in the United States, is a non-SI metric unit of mass equal to 1,000 kilograms;.

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Zay people

The Zay are a small ethnic group of about 15,000 people in Ethiopia.

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Ziway

Ziway or Zway is a town and separate woreda in central Ethiopia.

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Ziway Dugda

Ziway Dugda is one of the woredas in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia.

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Lake Ziway, Lake zway, Zway Lake.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Zway

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