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Dar
Bahir Dar is a rapidly growing commercial town and the regional
capital of the Amhara state. It is base for the exploration
of the lake Tana islands and the Blue Nile falls.
Lake Tana-
Lake Tana is Ethiopia’s largest body of water(3600 sq.
km. in area), and is dotted with some 37 islands. Twenty of
these islands harbor famous monasteries like Narga, Dega Estifanos,
Dek, Kibran Gebriel, Ura Kidanemihret etc. Many of these monasteries
are decorated with religious- inspired art works that date
into the medieval period. They are also repository to innumerable
treasures.
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