Gonder, Ethiopia
ጎንደር ከተማ
Gonder is a town of 466,000 people in Amhara, Ethiopia, founded in 1635.
Why visit Gonder
Townapedia lists 10 museums and landmarks, 1 park or trail, 30 places to eat, 47 places to stay and 3 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include University of Gondar, Dawit's Hall and Fasil Ghebbi.
Weather in Gonder
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About Gonder
Gondar, also spelled Gonder (Amharic: ጎንደር, Gonder or Gondär; formerly ጐንደር, Gʷandar or Gʷender), is a city and woreda in Ethiopia. Located in the North Gondar Zone of the Amhara Region, Gondar is north of Lake Tana on the Lesser Angereb River and southwest of the Simien Mountains. As of 2021, Gondar has an estimated population of 443,156.
From the Wikipedia article Gondar (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Travel tips from other travellers: Gonder on Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Things to do3
Museums and landmarks10
Jan Tekel
Monument and historic site · 0.8 km
በአፄ ፋሲል ዘመን የተተከለ ታሪካዊ የዋርካ ዛፍ። ነገሥታት አዋጅ የሚያውጁበትና ፍርድ የሚሰጡበት ቦታ ነበር።
Messih-Seghed Bekafa's castle / Banketing hall
Monument and historic site · 1.1 km
Parks, trails and playgrounds1
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Restaurants and cafes30
18 more on the map.
Where to stay47
Churches and places of worship21
Shopping5
Gas and EV charging7
Schools, colleges and libraries18
Healthcare9
Map of Gonder
151 places. The map loads OpenStreetMap tiles when you open it.
Getting there and nearby towns
Gondar Emperor Tewodros Airport (GDQ) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 10 km away.
- K’ola Diba 25 km southwest, about 25 min by car
- Amba Giorgis 25 km northeast, about 25 min by car
- Maksenyit 26 km south, about 26 min by car
- Āykel 44 km west, about 44 min by car
- Dabat 54 km northeast, about 54 min by car
- Tikil Dingay 63 km northwest, about 1 h by car
- Ādīs Zemen 64 km southeast, about 1 h by car
- Debark’ 78 km northeast, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Werota 80 km south, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Ibnat 82 km southeast, about 1 h 15 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
Headlines from INDB.
Reviews, tips and questions
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Gonder from the Goha hotel, Giustino, CC BY 2.0
- The Goha Hotel is the place for sundowners in Gonder (5494512105), Katie Hunt from St Albans, UK, CC BY 2.0
- Fasilidass Castle, Gonder (5494505267), Katie Hunt from St Albans, UK, CC BY 2.0
- View of Gonder from the Goha Hotel (5495103234), Katie Hunt from St Albans, UK, CC BY 2.0
- Fasilidass Castle, Gonder (5494496073), Katie Hunt from St Albans, UK, CC BY 2.0
- University of Gondar, Javaman200, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Fasilides Palace 01, Bernard Gagnon, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Inside Fasilidass Castle (5495099022), Katie Hunt from St Albans, UK, CC BY 2.0
- Neon, Goha Hotel, Ethiopia (8187027297), Rod Waddington from Kergunyah, Australia, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Debre Birhan Selassie church, Gondar (5495132422), Katie Hunt from St Albans, UK, CC BY 2.0
- Debre Birhan Selassie church, Gondar (5495135726), Katie Hunt from St Albans, UK, CC BY 2.0
- Debre Birhan Selassie church, Gondar (5495130810), Katie Hunt from St Albans, UK, CC BY 2.0
- Debre Birhan Selassie church, Gondar (5494541547), Katie Hunt from St Albans, UK, CC BY 2.0
- Locale! (5495105570), Katie Hunt from St Albans, UK, CC BY 2.0
- Fasilidass Pool, Gondar (5494501839), Katie Hunt from St Albans, UK, CC BY 2.0
- Fasilidass Castle (5495090466), Katie Hunt from St Albans, UK, CC BY 2.0
- Gondar palace complex (5494509399), Katie Hunt from St Albans, UK, CC BY 2.0
- Royal archive building, Gondar (5494507781), Katie Hunt from St Albans, UK, CC BY 2.0
- Fasilidass Castle (5495096308), Katie Hunt from St Albans, UK, CC BY 2.0
- Gondar castle complex (5494500215), Katie Hunt from St Albans, UK, CC BY 2.0
- Fasilides Palace in Fasil Ghebbi, Gondat, Ethiopia (27120774656), cotterillmike, CC0
- Fasil Ghebbi V (24057136902), Ludger Heide, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Fasil Ghebbi IV (23869587160), Ludger Heide, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Fasilides Palace 02, Bernard Gagnon, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Fasilides Palace 08, Bernard Gagnon, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Fasilides Palace 06, Bernard Gagnon, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Fasilides Palace 03, Bernard Gagnon, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Fasilides Palace 05, Bernard Gagnon, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Fasilides Palace 07, Bernard Gagnon, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Library and Chancellery of Yohannes I, Bernard Gagnon, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Fasilides Palace in Fasil Ghebbi, Gondat, Ethiopia (26549342913), cotterillmike, CC0
- Mentewab's Castle, Bernard Gagnon, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Stables - Gondar Castle02, BluesyPete, CC BY-SA 3.0
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