Gish Abay

Gish Abay is a town in west-central . Located in the Mirab Gojjam Zone of the , 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.
Wikipedia
  • 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

Latitude
10.98022° or 10° 58′ 49″ north
Longitude
37.21004° or 37° 12′ 36″ east
Population
3,390
Elevation
2,713 metres (8,901 feet)
Open location code
7G2VX6J6+32
Open­Street­Map ID
node 321734646
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
336384
Wiki­data ID
Q655265
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In Other Languages

From Amharic to Japanese—“Gish Abay” goes by many names.
  • Amharic: “ግሽ አባይ”
  • Arabic: “جش أباي”
  • Asturian: “Gish Abay”
  • Chinese: “吉什阿拜”
  • Dutch: “Gish Abay”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جش اباى”
  • French: “Gish Abay”
  • German: “Gish Abay”
  • Hebrew: “גש עבי”
  • Japanese: “ギシュ・アバイ”

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