Semien Province was a historical province of northwest Ethiopia

Ethiopia

Ethiopia , officially known as the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a country located in the Horn of Africa. It is the second-most populous nation in Africa, with over 82 million inhabitants, and the tenth-largest by area, occupying 1,100,000 km2...

, often called Gondar. It was located south and west of the Tekezé River

Tekezé River

The Tekezé River, also known as the Takkaze River, is a major river of Ethiopia, and forms a section the westernmost border of Ethiopia and Eritrea for part of its course. The river is also known as the Setit in Eritrea, western Ethiopia, and eastern Sudan. According to materials published by the...

, and north of Lake Tsana

Lake Tana

Lake Tana is the source of the Blue Nile and is the largest lake in Ethiopia...

. It was south west of Enderta Province

Enderta

Enderta may refer to:* Enderta province, a historic subdivision of Ethiopia* Enderta, a woreda within the Tigray Region of Ethiopia...

, west of Tembien Province

Tembien

Tembien is one of the former provinces of Ethiopia. It is a mountainous area of that country.The name Tembien has also been used for:*Tembien, an Italian 600-Serie Adua class submarine sunk in World War II...

, and east of the Sudan

Sudan

Sudan , officially the Republic of the Sudan , is a country in North Africa, sometimes considered part of the Middle East politically. It is bordered by Egypt to the north, the Red Sea to the northeast, Eritrea and Ethiopia to the east, South Sudan to the south, the Central African Republic to the...

. To some extent it covered the territory of the former Begemder Province

Begemder

Begemder was a province in the northwestern part of Ethiopia. There are several proposed etymologies for this name...

, now known as the Semien Gondar Zone

Semien Gondar Zone

Semien Gondar is a Zone in the Ethiopian Amhara Region. This Zone is named for the city of Gondar, the capital of Ethiopia until the mid-19th century, which has often been used as a name for the 20th century province of Begemder....

. While its borders varied considerably over time, it often included the city of Gondar

Gondar

Gondar or Gonder is a city in Ethiopia, which was once the old imperial capital and capital of the historic Begemder Province. As a result, the old province of Begemder is sometimes referred to as Gondar...

. Other towns were Addi Arkay, Addi Remets

Addi Remets

Addi Remets is a town in northern Ethiopia. Located in the Mi'irabawi Zone of the Tigray Region of Ethiopia, this town has a latitude and longitude of with an elevation of 1870 meters above sea level...

, Dabat

Dabat

Dabat is a town in northern Ethiopia. Located on the Semien Mountains along the Gondar-Debarq highway it is in the Semien Gondar Zone of the Amhara Region. Dabat is one of two towns in Dabat woreda.There is a state run health centre in Dabat....

, Derasge, Mesfinto, and Soqota

Soqota

Soqota is a town in northern Ethiopia. The name is likely from the Agaw word sekut, "fortified village." Located the Wag Hemra Zone of the Amhara Region, Soqota has a latitude and longitude of and an elevation of 2266 meters above sea level...

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The highest point in the former province was Ras Dashen

Ras Dashen

Ras Dashen is the highest mountain in Ethiopia. Part of Semien Mountains National Park, it reaches an elevation of 4,550 metres...

 in the Semien Mountains

Semien Mountains

The Semien Mountains lie in northern Ethiopia, north east of Gondar. They are a World Heritage Site and include the Semien Mountains National Park. The mountains consist of plateaux separated by valleys and rising to pinnacles...

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