Dengel Ber | |
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  Dengel Ber Location in Ethiopia | |
| Coordinates: 11°57′N 37°00′E / 11.950°N 37.000°E | |
| Country | Ethiopia |
| Region | Amhara Region |
| Zone | Semien Gondar Zone |
| Elevation | 1,790 m (5,870 ft) |
| Population (2005 est.) | |
• Total | 2,439 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
Dengel Ber is a town in western Ethiopia. Located on the south-western shore of Lake Tana in the Semien Gondar Zone of the Amhara Region, this town has a latitude and longitude of 11°57′N 37°00′E / 11.950°N 37.000°E. Access to this town includes track roads to both Shawra and Kunzela and weekly service by the Bahir Dar-Gorgora ferry on Lake Tana.[1] While the name of the town is indisputably Amharic, there is some disagreement over the meaning of its name: while "Pass of the Virgin" has been the most common interpretation since at least the days James Bruce visited Ethiopia,[2] Huntingford and Beckingham state that it means "pass of canna plants".[3]
- ^ Philip Briggs, Ethiopia: The Bradt Travel Guide, 3rd edition (Chalfont St Peters: Bradt, 2002), p. 195
- ^ Bruce, Travels to Discover the Source of the Nile (1805 edition), vol. 5 p. 208
- ^ C.F. Beckingham and G.W.B. Huntingford, Some Records of Ethiopia, 1593-1646 (London: Hakluyt Society, 1954), p. 233