Why visit Burē
Townapedia lists 1 park or trail and 4 places to stay in and around town.
Weather in Burē
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About Burē
Bure (Amharic: ቡሬ), also transliterated Burye is a town in western Ethiopia. Located in the Mirab Gojjam Zone of the Amhara Region, this town has a longitude and latitude of 10°42′N 37°4′E with an elevation of 2091 meters above sea level.
From the Wikipedia article Bure (Gojjam), Ethiopia (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Parks, trails and playgrounds1
Where to stay4
Churches and places of worship3
Gas and EV charging1
History
An early mention of Bure is Emperor Susenyos's visit in 1608, after he had celebrated Easter at Wancha near the Melka Saytant ford over the Abay River.
Ras Mikael Sehul and his puppet Emperor Tekle Haymanot camped at Bure in 1770 for three days. The Enderase (Regent) of the Emperor of Ethiopia, Ras Ali II, was born in Bure while his father Dejazmach Alula was governor of Damot.
Bure is located at a group of hot springs that were popular during the 19th century for their therapeutic properties.
When Charles Beke visited Bure in 1842, he reports he found the market "to be very small. It is occasionally visited by a few Gallas from Shinasha and A'muru." Beke continues, "The Baso market is, however, now-a-days so generally frequented by the merchants, that it has drawn away from Burie the trade which I apprehend formerly existed here." By 1880, its market was mentioned as having some trade in gold.
From the History section of Bure (Gojjam), Ethiopia on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Map of Burē
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Getting there and nearby towns
Debre Markos Airfield (DBM) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 85 km away.
- Shendi 15 km southwest, about 15 min by car
- Tīlīlī 18 km north, about 18 min by car
- Finote Selam 22 km east, about 22 min by car
- Ginja Bet 25 km northwest, about 25 min by car
- Gimja Bēt Maryam 26 km northwest, about 26 min by car
- Injibara 37 km northwest, about 37 min by car
- Ādīs K’idamē 47 km northwest, about 47 min by car
- Dembech’a 48 km east, about 48 min by car
- Chagni 68 km northwest, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Dangila 68 km north, about 1 h 15 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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