North Shewa

E1000763

North Shewa is a historical and administrative region in central Ethiopia known for its highland landscapes and significant role in the country’s political and cultural history.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
North Shewa canonical 2
North Shewa Zone 1
Northern Shewa 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative zone
historical region
administrativeLevel zone
agriculturalActivity cereal cultivation
livestock rearing
borders East Gojjam Zone
North Wollo Zone
Oromia Region
South Wollo Zone
West Shewa Zone
capital Debre Berhan
linked to: Debre Birhan
containsGeographicFeature Ethiopian Highlands
escarpments
plateaus
containsTown Debre Berhan
linked to: Debre Birhan

Debre Sina
Mehal Meda
Menz Keya Gebreal
Shewa Robit
country Ethiopia
elevation highland
governingRegionCapital Bahir Dar
hasClimate temperate highland climate
hasEconomicActivity small-scale industry
trade
hasEthnicGroup Amhara people
Oromo people
hasLanguage Amharic
hasSubdivisionType woreda
historicallyImportantFor formation of modern Ethiopian state
power base of Shewan rulers
historicalRegionOf Shewa
historicalRole base for expansion of Ethiopian monarchy
center of Shewan nobility
knownFor cultural history of Ethiopia
highland landscapes
political history of Ethiopia
locatedIn central Ethiopia
nearbyCity Addis Ababa
partOf Amhara Region
regionType highland zone
religion Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Christianity
Islam
roadConnection Addis Ababa–Dessie highway
timeZone East Africa Time
usesAdministrativeLanguage Amharic
utcOffset +3

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Scioa hasSubregion North Shewa
Wollo borderedBy North Shewa
Debre Birhan partOf North Shewa Zone
linked to: North Shewa
Shoa (northern part) hasNameVariant Northern Shewa
linked to: North Shewa