Sebara Dildiy ሰበረ ድልድይ (Amharic) | |
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_on_Blue_Nile_River.jpg) A photograph of the Sebara Dildiy | |
| Coordinates | 11°13′04″N 37°52′36″E / 11.21767°N 37.87667°E |
| Crossed | Blue Nile (Abbay River) |
| Locale | Amhara Region, Ethiopia |
| Other name(s) | Portuguese Bridge, Fasil Bridge, Broken bridge |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Arch bridge |
| Material | Lime mortar and local stones |
| Total length | 60 metres (200 ft) |
| Width | 4 metres (13 ft) |
| History | |
| Built | 1600s (Gondarine period) |
| Destroyed | 1930s |
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Sebara Dildiy (Amharic: ሰበረ ድልድይ seberi dilidī, "Broken Bridge"), also commonly known as the Portuguese Bridge[1] or the Fasil Bridge, is a 17th-century Ethiopian bridge built over the Abbay River during the Gondarine period. It is located to the north east of Mota in Misraq Gojjam Zone of the Amhara Region. The bridge is 60m in length and 4m in width. The bridge was built by Emperor Fasilides during the mid 17th century.[2][3]
- ^ Gebrewold Weldesenbet, Engdu; et al. (2017). "The Gonderian Period Bridges of Ethiopia: Status and Prospects for Tourism" (PDF). African Journal of Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure. 6 (3). ISSN 2223-814X.
- ^ Pankhurst, Richard (1982). History Of Ethiopian Towns. p. 121. ISBN 9783515032049.
The legend Pollera cites is also interesting in which it refers to the seven churches and seven bridges which, it is generally agreed, were built by Fasilides
- ^ Pankhurst, Richard (1961). An introduction to the economic history of Ethiopia, from early times to 1800. Lalibela House. p. 157.