Ayikel
Ayikel, also known as Chilga, is a town in western Ethiopia. Located in the Semien Gondar Zone of the Amhara Region, it has a latitude and longitude of with an altitude of 2146 meters above sea level.- Type: Town with 34,000 residents
- Description: town in western Ethiopia
- Also known as: “Āykel”, “Celga”, “Ch’elgā”, “Ch’ilgīya”, “Chilga”, and “Kilga”
Ayikel
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Amhara, Ethiopia, East Africa, Africa
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Latitude
12.54787° or 12° 32′ 52″ north
Longitude
37.06321° or 37° 3′ 48″ east
Population
34,000
Elevation
2,248 metres (7,375 feet)
Open location code
7G4VG3X7+47
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=town
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Polish—“Ayikel” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Ayikel”
- French: “Aykel”
- Irish: “Ayikel”
- Polish: “Ayikel”
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