Gish Abay
Gish Abay is a town in west-central Ethiopia. Located in the Mirab Gojjam Zone of the Amhara Region, it is the administrative center of Sekela woreda. The town is named after the nearby Mount Gish and the Abay River whose source is in the foothills of the mountain.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Town with 3,390 residents
- Description: town
- Also known as: “Abai”, “Abbai”, “Gesh Abai Michael”, “Ghisc Abbai”, “Gish Abbai”, “Gishe Abay”, “Gishe Ābay”, “Gshe Abay”, “Sekela”, and “Sekela Gish Ābay”
Gish Abay
- Category: locality
- Location: Amhara, Ethiopia, East Africa, Africa
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Latitude
10.98022° or 10° 58′ 49″ northLongitude
37.21004° or 37° 12′ 36″ eastPopulation
3,390Elevation
2,713 metres (8,901 feet)Open location code
7G2VX6J6+32OpenStreetMap ID
node 321734646OpenStreetMap feature
place=townGeoNames ID
336384Wikidata ID
Q655265
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