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About Dabat
Dabat (Amharic: ዳባት) is a town in northern Ethiopia, located about 50 kilometers north of Gondar in the Semien Mountains along the Gondar-Debarq highway Dabat it is in the Semien Gondar Zone of the Amhara Region, and is one of two towns in Dabat woreda.
From the Wikipedia article Dabat (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
History
Little is known about how the town was founded. In the late period of emperor Menelik II's reign the town grew in significance due to its telephone station.
In September 1930, slave trade was banned after a proclamation by its governor, dejazmach Ayalew Birru was published.
From the History section of Dabat on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Getting there and nearby towns
Gondar Emperor Tewodros Airport (GDQ) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 63 km away.
- Debark’ 24 km northeast, about 24 min by car
- Amba Giorgis 28 km southwest, about 28 min by car
- Gonder 54 km southwest, about 54 min by car
- Maksenyit 71 km south, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Tikil Dingay 78 km west, about 1 h 15 min by car
- K’ola Diba 78 km southwest, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Āykel 90 km southwest, about 1 h 30 min by car
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