Gondar

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Gondar is a historic city in northern Ethiopia renowned for its well-preserved medieval castles and churches, often called the "Camelot of Africa."

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city ⓘ
historic city ⓘ
administrativeStatus city administration ⓘ
climateType subtropical highland climate ⓘ
continent Africa ⓘ
country Ethiopia ⓘ
elevation approximately 2133 meters ⓘ
formerCapitalOf Ethiopia ⓘ
foundationCentury 17th century ⓘ
foundedBy Emperor Fasilides ⓘ
linked to: Susenyos I
governedBy Gondar city administration ⓘ
linked to: Gondar
hasArchitecturalInfluence Axumite architecture ⓘ
linked to: Aksum stelae field

Baroque architecture ⓘ
linked to: Baroque

Indian architecture ⓘ
Portuguese architecture ⓘ
hasArchitecturalStyle Gondarine architecture ⓘ
hasCityType fortified city ⓘ
hasCulturalHeritage medieval Ethiopian imperial court traditions ⓘ
hasFestival Timkat celebrations ⓘ
linked to: Timkat
hasLandmark Debre Berhan Selassie Church ⓘ
Fasil Ghebbi ⓘ
Royal Enclosure ⓘ
hasNearbyAttraction Simien Mountains ⓘ
hasReligiousSiteType rock-hewn and stone churches ⓘ
hasUniversity University of Gondar ⓘ
heritageDesignation center of Ethiopian medieval heritage ⓘ
historicalEraOfProminence Gondarine period ⓘ
isTouristDestination true ⓘ
knownFor Ethiopian Orthodox Christian heritage ⓘ
historic churches ⓘ
royal enclosure ⓘ
well-preserved medieval castles ⓘ
languageMajority Amharic ⓘ
locatedIn northern Ethiopia ⓘ
linked to: Northern Ethiopia
locatedInRegion Amhara Region ⓘ
locatedInZone North Gondar Zone ⓘ
near Lake Tana ⓘ
nickname Camelot of Africa ⓘ
partOf Ethiopian Highlands ⓘ
religionHistoricallyDominant Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Christianity ⓘ
roleInRegion major urban center in northern Ethiopia ⓘ
servedAsCapitalDuring 17th century ⓘ
18th century ⓘ
timeZone East Africa Time ⓘ
transportRole regional transport hub in northern Ethiopia ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSite Fasil Ghebbi ⓘ
utcOffset +3 ⓘ

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Gondar region → hasCapital → Gondar ⓘ
Gondar region → namedAfter → Gondar ⓘ
Gondar region → contains → city of Gondar ⓘ
linked to: Gondar
Ethiopian Empire → capital → Gondar ⓘ
Ethiopian Empire → majorCity → Gondar ⓘ
Amhara → associatedRegion → Gondar ⓘ
subject linked to: Amhara (commonly reported)
Amhara → majorCityInHomeland → Gondar ⓘ
subject linked to: Amhara (commonly reported)
Rastatt → twinTown → Gondar ⓘ
Solomonic dynasty → capital → Gondar ⓘ
Amhara Region → containsCity → Gondar ⓘ
Debark → roadConnectionTo → Gondar ⓘ
Gondar → governedBy → Gondar city administration ⓘ
linked to: Gondar
Fasil Ghebbi → locatedIn → Gondar ⓘ
subject linked to: Fasil Ghebbi (in Gondar city)
Fasil Ghebbi → partOf → Gondar historic centre ⓘ
subject linked to: Fasil Ghebbi (in Gondar city)
linked to: Gondar
Humera → roadConnectionTo → Gondar ⓘ
Rastatt → hasTwinTown → Gondar ⓘ
subject linked to: Rastatt, Germany
Dek Island → hasNearbyCity → Gondar ⓘ
Fasilides → deathPlace → Gondar ⓘ
Fasilides → burialPlace → Gondar ⓘ
Fasilides → residence → Gondar ⓘ
Susenyos I → capital → Gondar (late in his reign, as emerging center) ⓘ
linked to: Gondar
Iyasu I → residence → Gondar ⓘ
Iyasu I → capitalDuringReign → Gondar ⓘ
Begemder → capital → Gondar ⓘ
Begemder → hasMajorCity → Gondar ⓘ
North Gondar Zone → capital → Gondar ⓘ
North Gondar Zone → contains → Gondar ⓘ
Debark → hasRoadConnection → Gondar ⓘ
subject linked to: town of Debark
Camelot of Africa → refersTo → Gondar ⓘ
Fasil Ghebbi → locatedIn → Gondar ⓘ
Royal Enclosure → locatedIn → Gondar ⓘ