The town of Azezo was established around the same time Gondar was settled in the 16th century (between 1632 and 1687).
Azezo was occupied by the Italians during the follow-up to World War II, establishing a military camp nearby the village between 1936 and 1941. After the defeat of the Italians by a joint British and Ethiopian force (the Gideon Force), the camp remained operational.[2]
In the early 1990s, following the overthrow of the Derg, the camp was partially demobilized and Azezo's main source of income was diminished,[3] with the ecological care of nearby rivers being halted as a result.
Azezo today is a suburban market town that is mostly associated with its closest city, Gondar. Notable sites are the large soccer field situated in the center of the town as well as a few churches, such as Saint Teklehymanot.
The residents of Azezo are predominantly non-Jewish, but historically the town has had a Jewish population. In the late 1800s, working with the Swedish Mission of the Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus (EECMY), the Ethiopian intellectual and former Mayor of Gondar Gebru Desta established a school in Azezo that worked to convert the Gondar Jewish community to Christianity.[4]
azezo, amharic, አዘዞ, town, northern, ethiopia, south, city, gondar, townlocation, ethiopiacoordinates, 5586, 4308, 5586, 4308, coordinates, 5586, 4308, 5586, 4308country, ethiopiaregionamharaprovincebegemderestablished16th, centuryelevation1, population, 2007,. Azezo Amharic አዘዞ is a town in northern Ethiopia south of the city of Gondar AzezoTownAzezoLocation in Azezo EthiopiaCoordinates 12 33 31 N 37 25 51 E 12 5586 N 37 4308 E 12 5586 37 4308 Coordinates 12 33 31 N 37 25 51 E 12 5586 N 37 4308 E 12 5586 37 4308Country EthiopiaRegionAmharaProvinceBegemderEstablished16th CenturyElevation1 400 m 4 600 ft Population 2007 Total33 719 1 Time zoneUTC 3 00 UTC 03 00 History EditThe town of Azezo was established around the same time Gondar was settled in the 16th century between 1632 and 1687 Azezo was occupied by the Italians during the follow up to World War II establishing a military camp nearby the village between 1936 and 1941 After the defeat of the Italians by a joint British and Ethiopian force the Gideon Force the camp remained operational 2 In the early 1990s following the overthrow of the Derg the camp was partially demobilized and Azezo s main source of income was diminished 3 with the ecological care of nearby rivers being halted as a result Azezo today is a suburban market town that is mostly associated with its closest city Gondar Notable sites are the large soccer field situated in the center of the town as well as a few churches such as Saint Teklehymanot The residents of Azezo are predominantly non Jewish but historically the town has had a Jewish population In the late 1800s working with the Swedish Mission of the Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus EECMY the Ethiopian intellectual and former Mayor of Gondar Gebru Desta established a school in Azezo that worked to convert the Gondar Jewish community to Christianity 4 References Edit Africa portal Aligaz Amha December 2011 Resettlement Action Plan RAP for Azezo Market Center Development City Services Office of Gondar Milkias Paulos 2006 History Ethiopia G K Hall amp Company p 56 ISBN 0816190666 Milkias Paulos 2006 History Ethiopia G K Hall amp Company p 58 ISBN 0816190666 Desta Kentiba Gebru Dictionary of African Christian Biography Retrieved 2022 11 21 This article about a location in the Amhara Region of Ethiopia is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Azezo amp oldid 1146742903, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
