Yet another angle fo the main castle

Camelot of Africa

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October 2nd 2008
Before you ask I didn’t find Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings Gondor but Gondar a city in Ethiopia. Camelot of Africa is the nickname of Gondar as it has, smack bang in the middle of the city, a Castle looking like its coming out of medieval England. Strangely enough the biggest damage to the castle was done by the British during the Secon ... 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