Gondar
Gondar is a historic royal city of Ethiopia, in the northern Amhara region. It was the home of many emperors and princesses who ruled the country from the 12th century to the last decade of the 20th century, including Suseneos, Fasiledes, Empress Mentwab, Iyasu I, Tewodros II and Empress Taitu.
- City with about 324,000 residents
- …lies at an elevation of around 2,130 metres (7,000 feet)
- …has the IATA airport code GDQ
- Description: city, former capital of Ethiopia
- Also known as“Gonder”“Gwender”“Gwonder”
Places of Interest
Discover Fasil Ghebbi and Dawit’s Hall.
Fasil Ghebbi
The Fasil Ghebbi is a fortress located in Gondar, Amhara Region, Ethiopia.
Dawit’s Hall
Ruins
The Fasil Ghebbi is a fortress located in Gondar, Amhara Region, Ethiopia.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wolleka.
Gondar
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Latitude
12.6104° or 12° 36′ 37″ north
Longitude
37.4668° or 37° 28′ 0″ east
UN/LOCODE
ET GDQ
Open location code
7G4VJF68+4P
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place = city
Satellite Map
See this place from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Zulu—“Gondar” goes by many names.
GondarAfrikaans
ጎንደርAmharic
ጎንደር ከተማAmharic
ጐንደርAmharic
غوندرArabic
قوندرArabic
ԳոնդերArmenian
GondarAsturian
GonderBasque
ГондэрBelarusian
গন্ডারBengali
GondarBreton
ГондарBulgarian
GondarCatalan
GonderCatalan
GondarCebuano
貢德爾Chinese
贡德尔Chinese
GondarCroatian
GondarCzech
GondarDanish
GonderDanish
GondarDutch
جوندرEgyptian Arabic
GondarEsperanto
GonderEsperanto
GonderoEsperanto
GondarFinnish
Gondar, EtiopíaGalician
ΓκόνταιρGreek
ΓκοντάρGreek
ગોંડરGujarati
GondarHausa
גונדרHebrew
गोंडरHindi
गोंदरHindi
GondarHungarian
GondarIndonesian
GondarInterlingue
GondarIrish
GondarItalian
ゴンダールJapanese
ゴンダルJapanese
ಗೊಂನ್ದಾರ್Kannada
ГондерKazakh
곤다르Korean
GondarLatin
GonderLatin
GonderaLatvian
GondarasLithuanian
GonderasLithuanian
GondarMalay
गोंदरMarathi
ГондэрMoksha
ГондэрMongolian
GondarNorthern Frisian
GonderNorwegian
GondarNorwegian Bokmål
GonderNorwegian Bokmål
GondarOccitan (post 1500)
قندارPersian
گوندارPersian
GondarPolish
GonderPolish
GondarRomanian
GonderRomanian
ГондарRussian
ГондерRussian
ГондэрRussian
GondarSerbian
ГондарSerbian
GondarSerbo-Croatian
GondarShona
ගොන්ඩර්Sinhala
GondarSlovenian
قوندارSouth Azerbaijani
GondarSwahili
GonderSwahili
GondarSwedish
GonderSwedish
ГондарTajik
கொண்டார்Tamil
ГондарTatar
ГондэрTatar
గొండర్Telugu
กอนดาร์Thai
GondarTurkish
ҐондерUkrainian
جوندارUrdu
گونڈرUrdu
GondarVenetian
GondarVietnamese
GondarWaray (Philippines)
GondarZulu
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