Semien Province

Semien Province (Amharic: ሰሜን, “North”) was a historical province of northwest Ethiopia, often called Gondar. It was located south and west of the Tekezé River, and north of Lake Tsana. It was south of Tigray Province, west of Tembien Province, and east of the Sudan. To some extent it covered the territory of the former Begemder Province, now known as the Semien Gondar Zone. While its borders varied considerably over time, it often included the city of Gondar. Other towns were Adi Arkay, Adi Remets, Dabat, Derasghie, Mesfinto, and Sekota del Semien.

Map of the provinces of Ethiopia before 1935. (Derived from Perham, Margery (1969):The Government of Ethiopia)

The highest point was Ras Dashen in the Semien Mountains.

History

Semien Province is a district of Gondar Belonging to the Amhara people

19th century

In the early 19th century, Semien was governed by dejazmach Haile Maryam, an Orthodox Christian Amhara, his son and successor dejazmach Wube Haile Maryam significantly expanded the territory of Semien by conquering the provinces of Tsegede, Welkait and eventually went east of Tekeze river to conquer Tigray Province and Eritrea.[1]


See also

References
  1. Akyeampong, Emmanuel Kwaku; Gates, Henry Louis (2012). Dictionary of African biography vol 1-6. Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 180-181. ISBN 9780195382075.

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