Gambēla (Gambēla Hizboch kelel, Ethiopia)

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Name (Latin)
Gambēla (Gambēla Hizboch kelel, Ethiopia)
Other forms of name
Gambella (Ethiopia)
Gambela Post (Ethiopia)
Gambeila (Ethiopia)
Coordinates
34.5833 34.5833 8.25 8.25 (gooearth )
Associated country
Ethiopia
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 134893780
Wikidata: Q762656
Library of congress: n 82130511
Sources of Information
  • GEOnet, Mar. 30, 2001(Gambēla--PPL, 08°15ʹN, 34°35ʹE, variants: Gambella, Gambela Post, Gambeila, Gambēla Hizboch kelel; another PPL Gambela also listed)
  • Ellman, A. O. An agricultural and socio-economic ...
  • GEOnet, Mar. 30, 2001(Gambēla--PPL, 08p0s15'N, 34p0s35'E, variants: Gambella, Gambela Post, Gambeila, Gambēla Hizboch kelel; another PPL Gambela also listed)

Wikipedia description:

Gambela (Amharic: ጋምቤላ), also spelled Gambella, is a city and separate woreda in Ethiopia and the capital of the Gambela Region. Located in Anyuak Zone, at the confluence of the Baro River and its tributary the Jajjabe, the city has a latitude and longitude of 8°15′N 34°35′E and an elevation of 526 meters. It is surrounded by Gambella Zuria. Gambela is important because bridges over both the Openo and the Jajjaba are located in that city. The town also boasts an airport (ICAO code HAGM, IATA GMB) and is near the Gambella National Park.

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