Ambassel

Ambassel is a woreda in , , 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.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Locality
  • Description: woreda in Amhara
  • Also known as: “Abassel”, “Āmbasel”, “Ambasel Awraja”, “Āmbasel Āwraja”, “אמב ישראל”, “אמב סאל”, “אמבה סאל”, and “אמבסאל”

Ambassel

Latitude
11.5833° or 11° 35′ north
Longitude
40° east
Elevation
976 metres (3,202 feet)
Open location code
7H32H2M2+82
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1150888165
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­locality
Geo­Names ID
344083
Wiki­data ID
Q2841469
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In Other Languages

From Amharic to Zulu—“Ambassel” goes by many names.
  • Amharic: “አምባሰል”
  • French: “Amba Sel (woreda)”
  • French: “Amba Sel”
  • Hebrew: “אמבסל”
  • Zulu: “Ambassel”

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