Gojjam

Gojjam is a historical provincial kingdom in northwestern , with its capital city at . During the 18th century, Gojjam's western neighbors were Agawmeder in the southwest and Qwara in the northwest.
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  • Type: Locality
  • Description: province
  • Also known as: Gojam Kifle Hāger”, “Gojjiam”, “Gwejam”, and “Gwojjam

Gojjam

Latitude
11° north
Longitude
37° east
Elevation
2,647 metres (8,684 feet)
Open location code
7G3V2222+22
Geo­Names ID
336164
Wiki­data ID
Q1533914
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In Other Languages

From Amharic to Yue Chinese—“Gojjam” goes by many names.
  • Amharic: ጎጃም ክፍለ ሀገር
  • Amharic: ጎጃም
  • Amharic: ጐጃም
  • Catalan: Gojam
  • Catalan: Gojjam
  • Chinese: 戈賈姆
  • Chinese: 戈贾姆
  • Chinese: 高浸省
  • Croatian: Godžam
  • French: Godjam
  • German: Goddscham
  • German: Godscham
  • German: Gojam
  • German: Gojjam
  • Hebrew: גוג’אם
  • Hebrew: גוג’ם
  • Hebrew: גוזאם
  • Hebrew: פרובינציית גוג’אם
  • Hebrew: פרובינציית גוג’ם
  • Hebrew: פרובינצית גוג’אם
  • Hebrew: פרובינצית גוג’ם
  • Hebrew: פרובנצית גוג’אם
  • Hungarian: Godzsam
  • Italian: Goggiam
  • Japanese: ゴーッジャーム
  • Japanese: ゴジャム
  • Japanese: ゴジャム地方
  • Japanese: ゴジャム州
  • Japanese: ゴッジャム州
  • Russian: Годжам
  • Russian: Годшам
  • Serbo-Croatian: Godžam
  • Spanish: Gojjam
  • Swedish: Gojjam
  • Yue Chinese: 高浸省

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