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Amba (landform)

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42: 31: 261: 108:, for example, is a historically significant amba where members of royal families were kept under guard for their safety and to prevent their participation in plots against the sitting 93:. It is a steep-sided, flat-topped mountain, often the site of villages, wells, and their surrounding farmland. Such settlements were frequently located on these amba 302: 351: 321: 249: 326: 295: 157: 331: 17: 346: 288: 125: 121: 341: 153: 216: 8: 276: 109: 245: 75: 53: 97:
because they were very defensible and often virtually inaccessible from the ground.
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Steep-sided, flat-topped mountain in Ethiopia, usually harboring various settlement
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Ethiopia, the Unknown Land: A Cultural and Historical Guide
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In 2008, a scientific mission identified on an amba near
146:: The name of both an Amba and historic Ethiopian Church. 166:: Site of three battles, in both Italo-Ethiopian Wars. 313: 217:"The Kundudo feral horses of Ethiopia – IBREAM" 52:before its destruction in April 1868 after the 296: 303: 289: 100:The original term in Amharic indicates a 40: 29: 156:'s capitol before his death during the 14: 314: 120:, sites of famous battles during the 255: 24: 25: 363: 259: 131: 158:British Expedition to Abyssinia 209: 13: 1: 202: 275:. You can help Knowledge by 112:. Other noted Ambas include 7: 185: 126:second Italo-Ethiopian Wars 10: 368: 254: 234: 79: 68: 352:Ethiopia geography stubs 322:Fortifications in Africa 182:populations in Africa. 327:Fortifications by type 271:location article is a 85:) is a characteristic 56: 38: 34:Itai Sara, an amba in 332:Landforms of Ethiopia 44: 33: 240:Munro-Hay, Stuart, 178:, one of just two 57: 39: 347:Ambas in Ethiopia 284: 283: 102:mountain fortress 54:Battle of Magdala 16:(Redirected from 359: 305: 298: 291: 263: 256: 228: 227: 225: 224: 213: 154:Emperor Tewodros 81: 70: 21: 367: 366: 362: 361: 360: 358: 357: 356: 342:Slope landforms 312: 311: 310: 309: 237: 232: 231: 222: 220: 215: 214: 210: 205: 188: 134: 28: 23: 22: 15: 12: 11: 5: 365: 355: 354: 349: 344: 339: 334: 329: 324: 308: 307: 300: 293: 285: 282: 281: 264: 253: 252: 236: 233: 230: 229: 207: 206: 204: 201: 200: 199: 194: 187: 184: 168: 167: 161: 147: 141: 133: 130: 26: 18:Amba (geology) 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 364: 353: 350: 348: 345: 343: 340: 338: 335: 333: 330: 328: 325: 323: 320: 319: 317: 306: 301: 299: 294: 292: 287: 286: 280: 278: 274: 270: 265: 262: 258: 257: 251: 250:1-86064-744-8 247: 243: 239: 238: 218: 212: 208: 198: 195: 193: 190: 189: 183: 181: 177: 173: 165: 162: 159: 155: 151: 148: 145: 142: 139: 136: 135: 132:Notable ambas 129: 127: 123: 119: 115: 111: 107: 103: 98: 96: 92: 88: 84: 77: 73: 66: 62: 55: 51: 48: 43: 37: 36:Degua Tembien 32: 19: 277:expanding it 266: 241: 221:. Retrieved 219:. 2014-05-30 211: 169: 99: 82: 71: 60: 58: 46: 180:feral horse 138:Amba Geshen 114:Amba Aradam 106:Amba Geshen 316:Categories 223:2023-07-29 203:References 164:Amba Alagi 144:Debre Damo 118:Amba Alagi 269:Ethiopia 192:Hillfort 186:See also 95:plateaus 91:Ethiopia 87:landform 76:Tigrinya 50:hillfort 235:Sources 176:Kundudo 150:Magdala 110:emperor 65:Amharic 248:  174:, the 337:Mesas 267:This 172:Harar 122:first 273:stub 246:ISBN 197:Mesa 124:and 116:and 83:imbā 72:āmbā 61:amba 47:amba 89:in 80:እምባ 69:ዐምባ 59:An 45:An 318:: 152:: 128:. 104:. 78:: 74:, 67:: 304:e 297:t 290:v 279:. 226:. 160:. 63:( 20:)

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Amba (geology)

Degua Tembien

hillfort
Battle of Magdala
Amharic
Tigrinya
landform
Ethiopia
plateaus
mountain fortress
Amba Geshen
emperor
Amba Aradam
Amba Alagi
first
second Italo-Ethiopian Wars
Amba Geshen
Debre Damo
Magdala
Emperor Tewodros
British Expedition to Abyssinia
Amba Alagi
Harar
Kundudo
feral horse
Hillfort
Mesa
"The Kundudo feral horses of Ethiopia – IBREAM"

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