Shewa region of Ethiopia

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The Shewa region of Ethiopia is a historic central highland area that has long been a political and cultural heartland of the country and a center of Ethiopian Orthodox Christian tradition.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical region
region of Ethiopia
associatedWith Solomonic dynasty
associatedWithTitle Negus of Shewa
borderedBy Arsi
Gojjam
Gurage
Hararghe
Wollo
capitalHistorically Addis Ababa
Ankober
Entoto
containsCity Addis Ababa
Ankober
Debre Berhan
linked to: Debre Birhan

Debre Libanos
Debre Sina
Fiche
Nazret
containsLandmark Ankober escarpment
Mount Entoto
linked to: Entoto
containsMonastery Debre Libanos Monastery
containsRiver Awash River
country Ethiopia
dominantReligion Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity
elevationRange highland
hasEthnicGroup Amhara
Gurage
Oromo
hasLanguage Amharic
Gurage languages
Oromo language
linked to: Oromo
historicalCapitalOf Ethiopian Empire
historicalDynasty Shewan dynasty
historicalRole cultural heartland of Ethiopia
political heartland of Ethiopia
locatedIn Ethiopian Highlands
central Ethiopia
modernAdministrativeDivisionSplitInto Addis Ababa chartered city
linked to: Addis Ababa

Amhara Region
Oromia Region
partOf Abyssinia
linked to: Ethiopia
producedRuler Haile Selassie I
Menelik II
religionTraditionCenter Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church
religiousHeritage rock-hewn churches and monasteries
timeAsProvinceEnded 1995
wasKingdom Kingdom of Shewa
wasProvince Shewa Province

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St. Tekle Haymanot associatedWith Shewa region of Ethiopia
Ijigayehu placeOfBirth Shewa (historical region of Ethiopia)
linked to: Shewa region of Ethiopia
Ijigayehu residence Shewa (historical region of Ethiopia)
linked to: Shewa region of Ethiopia