Enfraz | |
|---|---|
Town | |
 Guzara Castle | |
  Enfraz Location in Ethiopia | |
| Coordinates: 12°15′30″N 37°37′45″E / 12.25833°N 37.62917°E | |
| Country | Ethiopia |
| Region | Amhara |
| Zone | North Gondar |
| Population (2005 est.) | |
| • Total | 9,162 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
Enfraz or Infraz (Amharic: እንፍራዝ, romanized: infrāz), also called Guba'e (Ge'ez: ጉባኤ, romanized: gūbā'ē, lit. 'assembly'), or Guzara (Amharic: ጉዛራ)[1] is a historic town and district in northern Ethiopia. Located in the mountainous area overlooking the northeast shore of Lake Tana in the North Gondar Zone of the Amhara Region, it sits at a latitude and longitude of 12°15′30″N 37°37′45″E / 12.25833°N 37.62917°E.
Enfranz is located on the all-weather asphalt road which connects Bahir Dar to Gondar. With improvements to this road and the advent of electrical service, since 2005 Enfranz has become an important market center for fish from Lake Tana.[2]
- ^ Hiob Ludolf refers to the town as Gubae, or "Assembly", and stated that it was the residence of the Queen of Ethiopia.
- ^ Gordon A, Sewmehon Demissie Tegegne and Melaku Tadesse, "Marketing systems for fish from Lake Tana, Ethiopia: Opportunities for improved marketing and livelihoods" Archived 2015-12-01 at the Wayback Machine, IPMS (Improving Productivity and Market Success) of Ethiopian Farmers Project Working Paper 2 (2007). ILRI (International Livestock Research Institute), Nairobi, Kenya. (accessed 5 May 2009)