Debre Tabor

Coordinates: 11°51′N 38°1′E / 11.850°N 38.017°E / 11.850; 38.017
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Debre Tabor
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City
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Debre Tabor (

springs
in the area contributed to the development of Debre Tabor.

Debre Tabor is served by an

IATA
DBT).

History

Origin

Authorities differ over the facts of its founding. Locals say

Yohannes IV. As a result, in the 19th century the population of this town varied depending on whether the emperor was in residence. If he was present, the population could reach 30,000 as it did under Emperor Yohannes; if he was not, it would be around 5,000 people.[5]

19th century

Debre Tabor was sacked by an army from the province of Lasta in 1835.[6] The Battle of Debre Tabor was fought nearby on February 6, 1842; although Dejazmach Wube Haile Maryam and his allies defeated the armies of Ras Ali II and sacked Debre Tabor once again, they were surprised while celebrating their victory by Birru Aligas, an ally of Ras Ali, who captured Wube and his son and extracted concessions from them in return for their release.[7]

Ras Ali built four churches in Debre Tabor: Iyasus on the mountain to the southeast, Ennatitu Maryam and Legitu Maryam to the east, and Tegur Mikael to the north. A second palace was built for his mother, the Empress Menen Liben Amede, which was not as large as Ras Ali's.[8]

Debre Tabor in El Museo Universal, 1868

Although he burnt the town in May 1853, following Ras Ali's defeat, Emperor

Yohannes IV often resided at Debre Tabor, and during his reign Heruy Giyorgis church was built. Here the Emperor met with General Gordon in October 1878, who was representing the Egyptian government, about Ethiopian demands for access to the Red Sea. It was also in Debre Tabor that Tekle Haymanot was crowned Negus of Gojjam in January 1881.[10]

20th century

When the

arbegnoch on garrisons near Debre Tabor and near Bahir Dar. After several months of attacks, the British convinced Colonel Angelini to surrender the town 6 July 1941, allowing the British to advance towards the organized Italian resistance around Gondar under the command of Guglielmo Nasi, who by this point was the acting Viceroy and Governor-General of Italian East Africa.[10]

In 1958, Debre Tabor was one of 27 places in Ethiopia ranked as First Class Township.[10]

Near the beginning of Derg rule, Debre Tabor was seized by a group of local landlords and their followers in opposition to the government September 1975, killing the provincial governor and expelling both a Chinese road-building team and missionaries of the Seventh Day Adventist Church who ran a local hospital. Government control was reestablished within a month.[10]

In late December 1989, Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) forces captured Debre Tabor, claiming that they killed or wounded more than 8,000 government troops. Around 20 January 1990, the Ethiopian News Agency announced that government forces had recaptured Debre Tabor. A few days later, the clandestine radio of the TPLF claimed a major victory in battles near Debre Tabor on 22–24 January 1990, claiming their soldiers had killed 3,914 government troops and captured 270. Although the town was retaken by government troops a few days later, the TPLF, announced the recapture of the town after a three-day battle in late February.[10] About a year later, on 23 February 1990, the town was used as the jumping-off point for Operation Tewodros.[11]

21st century

In early August 2021, Debre Tabor was the site of fierce clashes between Fano militiamen and the Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF).[12]

Climate

Debre Tabor have a comfortable climate all year round.[13]

The warm season lasts for 4.3 months, from January 30 to June 8, with an average daily high temperature above 73°F. The hottest month of the year in Debre Tabor is April, with an average high of 75°F and low of 57°F.

The cool season lasts for 2.1 months, from July 11 to September 13, with an average daily high temperature below 66°F. The coldest month of the year in Debre Tabor is August, with an average low of 54°F and high of 64°F.

Demographics

Based on the 2007 national census conducted by the

Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity, with 96.72% reporting that as their religion, while 2.54% of the population said they were Muslim.[14]

The 1994 national census reported a total population for Debre Tabor of 22,455 in 4,700 households, of whom 10,564 were male and 11,891 were female. The largest ethnic group reported in this town was the

Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity and 6.15% of the population said they were Muslim.[15]

People

See also

References

  1. ^ "Population and Housing Census 2007 – Amhara Statistical" (PDF). Ethiopian Statistical Agency. 2007. Archived (PDF) from the original on 31 March 2022. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
  2. ^ "Population Projection Towns as of July 2021" (PDF). Ethiopian Statistics Agency. 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 July 2022. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  3. ^ Mordechai Abir, Ethiopia: Era of the Princes (London: Longmans, 1968), p. 30.
  4. ^ Richard P. K. Pankhurst, History of Ethiopian Towns (Wiesbaden: Franz Steiner Verlag, 1982), p. 265.
  5. ^ Richard P. K. Pankhurst, An Economic History of Ethiopia, 1800-1935 (Addis Ababa: Haile Selassie I University Press, 1968), p. 694.
  6. ^ Pankhurst, Ethiopian Towns, p. 266.
  7. ^ Abir, Era of Princes, pp. 111f; Pankhurst, Ethiopian Towns, p. 268.
  8. ^ Pankhurst, Ethiopian Towns, pp. 271ff.
  9. ^ Sven Rubenson, King of Kings: Tewodros of Ethiopia (Addis Ababa: Haile Selassie I University, 1966), pp. 43, 82
  10. ^ a b c d e "Local History in Ethiopia" Archived 2008-02-27 at the Wayback Machine (pdf) The Nordic Africa Institute website (accessed 9 May 2008)
  11. ^ Gebru Tareke notes that this military action "has come to be known as the second battle of Debre Tabor" despite the fact it "was not one big, decisive engagement but a series of skirmishes." (The Ethiopian Revolution: War in the Horn of Africa [New Haven: Yale University, 2009], p. 302)
  12. ^ Endeshaw, Dawit. "Ethiopian military clashes with militia in Amhara, injuries reported".
  13. ^ "Debre Tabor Climate, Weather By Month, Average Temperature (Ethiopia) - Weather Spark". weatherspark.com. Retrieved 2022-11-28.
  14. ^ Census 2007 Tables: Tigray Region Archived November 14, 2010, at the Wayback Machine, Tables 2.1, 2.4, 2.5, 3.1, 3.2 and 3.4.
  15. ^ 1994 Population and Housing Census of Ethiopia: Results for Amhara Region, Vol. 1, part 1 Archived November 15, 2010, at the Wayback Machine, Tables 2.1, 2.7, 2.10, 2.13, 2.17, Annex II.2 (accessed 9 April 2009)

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