Blue Nile Falls

The Blue Nile Falls is a waterfall on the river in South Gondar, Amhara Region, . It is known as Tis Abay in Amharic, meaning 'great smoke'.
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  • Waterfall
  • Description: waterfall in Ethiopia
  • Also known as
    “Tis Abay”
    “ጥስ እሳት ፏፏቴ”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Tis Abay canal and power plants.
A.Savin, FAL.
Power station
is a power station, which is situated 580 metres south of Blue Nile Falls.

Blue Nile Falls

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Latitude
11.49083° or 11° 29′ 27″ north
Longitude
37.58769° or 37° 35′ 16″ east
Open location code
7G3VFHRQ+83
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2785538579
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
waterway=­waterfall
Wiki­data ID
Q1266055

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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Vietnamese—“Blue Nile Falls” goes by many names.
Blou Nyl-watervalAfrikaans
ጥስ እሳትAmharic
شلالات النيل الأزرقArabic
Nilo Urdineko ur-jauziakBasque
নীলাভ নীল জলপ্রপাতBengali
Lammoù-dour an Nil GlasBreton
Cascades del Nil BlauCatalan
青尼罗河瀑布Chinese
青尼羅河瀑布Chinese
Tis IsatCroatian
Vodopad Tis IsatCroatian
TisissatCzech
Blue Nile FallsDutch
Chutes du Nil BleuFrench
Fervenzas do Nilo AzulGalician
ცისფერი ნილოსის ჩანჩქერებიGeorgian
ცისფერი ნილოსის ჩანჩქერიGeorgian
Tis IssatGerman
Tis-Issat-FälleGerman
Tisissat-WasserfälleGerman
Faduwar ruwan Blue NileHausa
מפל הנילוס הכחולHebrew
Air Terjun Nil BiruIndonesian
Cascate del Nilo AzzurroItalian
Tis IssatItalian
TissisatItalian
Tis AbayJapanese
Tis-IssatJapanese
青ナイル滝Japanese
청나일 폭포Korean
Žydrojo Nilo krioklysLithuanian
Tis IsatPolish
Tis IssatPolish
Tis YsatPolish
Tis YssatPolish
Tys YsatPolish
Tys YssatPolish
Wodospad Nilu BłękitnegoPolish
Wodospady Nilu BłękitnegoPolish
Cataratas do Nilo AzulPortuguese
водопад Тис-ЫсатRussian
Водопады Голубого НилаRussian
Тис-АббайRussian
Тис-ЫсатRussian
Tis IsatSerbo-Croatian
Vodopad Tis IsatSerbo-Croatian
Slapovi Modrega NilaSlovenian
Cataratas del Nilo AzulSpanish
Maporomoko ya Nile ya buluuSwahili
ሰማያዊ ትሽዓተ ፏፏቴTigrinya
Blue Nile AsubɔntenTwi
Blue Nile Asubɔnten a Ɛwɔ HɔTwi
Tis AbayTwi
Тіс-ИсатUkrainian
Thác Nin XanhVietnamese

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