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Bahir Dar
City
Bahir Dar
The city center of Bahir Dar
The city center of Bahir Dar
Bahir Dar is located in Ethiopia
Bahir Dar
Bahir Dar
Location in Ethiopia
Country Ethiopia
Region Amhara
Woreda Bahir Dar
Area
 • Total 28 km2 (11 sq mi)
Elevation
1,840 m (6,040 ft)
Population
 • Total 218,429
Time zone UTC+3 (EAT)
Area code(s) (+251) 58

Bahir Dar or Bahar Dar (Amharic: ባሕር ዳር) is a city in northwestern Ethiopia. It is the capital of the Amhara Region. It has 218,429 people (2012). The nearby Lake Tana and Blue Nile rivers feature a variety of attractions and is a popular tourist attraction in Ethiopia. The city was awarded the UNESCO Cities for Peace Prize for addressing the challenges of rapid urbanization in 2002.

Images for kids

  • Aerial view of Bahir Dar in 1938

    Aerial view of Bahir Dar in 1938

  • Bahir Dar 5

    A street in Bahir Dar

  • ET Amhara asv2018-02 img088 Lake Tana at Bahir Dar

    A mural in a church on Lake Tana, near Bahir Dar

  • Blue Nile Falls 03

    The Blue Nile Falls as they looked before a hydro system was installed. Some of the river water is tunneled from above the Falls down into a fairly small HEP plant.

  • Bahir Dar (BJR - HABD) AN0457027

    Front entrance to the Bahir Dar Ginbot Haya Airport.

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