Wolleka is the main centre of the Beta Israel - Ethiopian Jews. Although its population has declined, it is still known for its synagogue, its Jewish cemetery, and for pottery. The Central Statistical Agency has not published an estimate for its 2005 population.
wolleka, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, january, 2013, lea. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Wolleka news newspapers books scholar JSTOR January 2013 Learn how and when to remove this template message Wolleka Ge ez ወለቃ is a village in Ethiopia near Gondar with a latitude and longitude of 12 38 N 37 29 E 12 633 N 37 483 E 12 633 37 483 The village is located in the Semien Gondar Zone of the Amhara Region Wolleka ወለቃ וולקהVillageWollekaLocation within EthiopiaCoordinates 12 38 N 37 29 E 12 633 N 37 483 E 12 633 37 483Country EthiopiaRegionAmharaZoneSemien Gondar ZoneTime zoneUTC 3 EAT Wolleka is the main centre of the Beta Israel Ethiopian Jews Although its population has declined it is still known for its synagogue its Jewish cemetery and for pottery The Central Statistical Agency has not published an estimate for its 2005 population See also editWolleka SynagogueFurther reading editShalva Weil Walaqa in Siegbert Uhlig Editor Encyclopaedia Aethiopica O X Harrassowitz 2010 ISBN 3 447 06246 0 p 1082 1083 Jacques Faitlovitch Quer durch Abessinien Meine zweite Reise zu den Falaschas Berlin 1910Notes edit nbsp 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 Wolleka amp oldid 1181404510, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
