Ambassel
Ambassel is a woreda in Amhara Region, Ethiopia, and an amba, or mountain fortress, located in the woreda. The word Ambasel is derived from two words "Amba" from the Amharic word for plateau, and “Asel” from the Arabic language, which means honey.- Locality
- …lies at an elevation of around 980 metres (3,200 feet)
- Description: woreda in Amhara
- Also known as“Abassel”“Āmbasel”“Āmbasel Āwraja”
- Category: district of Ethiopia
- Location
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Latitude
11.5833° or 11° 35′ north
Longitude
40° east
Open location code
7H32H2M2+82
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In Other Languages
From Amharic to Zulu—“Ambassel” goes by many names.
አምባሰልAmharic
אמב ישראלHebrew
אמב סאלHebrew
אמבה סאלHebrew
אמבסלHebrew
AmbasselZulu
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