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Bahir Dar
ባሕር ዳር | |
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From top: The Blue Nile with the city of Bahir Dar; Lake Tana; Bezawit St. Mary Church; Ura Kidane Mehret Church; Bahir Dar Central Mosque; Blue Nile Falls | |
  Bahir Dar Location within Ethiopia .svg) Bahir Dar Location within the Horn of Africa  Bahir Dar Location within Africa | |
| Coordinates: 11°36′N 37°23′E / 11.600°N 37.383°E | |
| Country |  Ethiopia |
| Region |  Amhara |
| Zone | Bahir Dar Special Zone |
| Area | |
| • Total | 213.44 km2 (82.41 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,800 m (5,900 ft) |
| Population (2007)[2] | |
| • Total | 221,991 |
| • Estimate (2023)[3] | 474,743 |
| • Density | 1,000/km2 (2,700/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
| Area code | (+251) 58 |
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Bahir Dar (Amharic: ባሕር ዳር, lit. 'sea shore') is the capital city of Amhara Region, Ethiopia. Bahir Dar is one of the leading tourist destinations in Ethiopia, with a variety of attractions in the nearby Lake Tana and Blue Nile river. The city is known for its wide avenues lined with palm trees and a variety of colorful flowers. In 2002, it was awarded the UNESCO Cities for Peace Prize for addressing the challenges of rapid urbanization.[4]
- ^ "Ethiopia - Subnational Administrative Boundaries - Humanitarian Data Exchange". data.humdata.org. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
:3was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Population Size by Sex, Region, Zone and Wereda: July 2023" (PDF). Stats Ethiopia. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
- ^ UNESCO Cities for Peace Prize, 2002