Royal Enclosure - Gonder

The Castles at Gonder

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August 19th 2007
On Sunday morning, we had a very useful meeting with a Road Safety Expert from the Road Transport Authority, and then decided to be tourists for an hour, visiting the Royal Enclosure (we had been under instruction from Ato Abebe, the Road Safety Chief to visit the castle in Gonder). It was very impressive, with different palaces built in the 17th and 18th Centuries. We then met Jill and Michael ... read more

Africa » Ethiopia » Amhara Region » Gondar

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Unique among African countries, the ancient Ethiopian monarchy maintained its freedom from colonial rule, with the exception of the 1936-41 Italian occupation during World War II. In 1974 a military junta, the Derg, deposed Emperor Haile SELASSIE (wh... ... read more