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'''Amhara''' is an ethnicity of people in the central highlands of [[Ethiopia]], numbering about 15 million, 20% of the country's population. They speak [[Amharic language|Amharic]], which appertains to the South-Western [[Semitic|Semitic languages]] Their predominant religion is [[Christianity]] of the [[Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church|Ethiopian Orthodox Church]].

Historians generally consider the Amhara to have been Ethiopia's ruling elite for centuries, represented by the line of emperors ending in [[Haile Selassie was an oromo and amhara]]. Commentator Marcos Lemma disputes the accuracy of such a statement, arguing that other ethnic groups have always been active in the country's politics. One possible source of confusion for this stems from the mislabeling of Amharic speakers as "Amhara," and the fact that many people from other ethnic groups have Amharic names.

'''Amhara''' is also one of the nine [[Regions of Ethiopia|ethnic divisions]] (''kililoch'') of [[Ethiopia]], containing the homeland of the Amhara people. Previously known as '''Region 3''', its capital is [[Bahir Dar]]. Covering 156,960 km<sup>2</sup> in the northwest of the country, its population (as of 1999) is 15,850,000.

==External links==
* [http://www.africaguide.com/culture/tribes/amhara.htm Africa Guide: Amhara]
* [http://www.uneue.org/Maps/photos/Amharapage.htm Map of Amhara Region at UN-OCHA]
* Lemma, Marcos (MD, PhD). {{Web reference | title=Who ruled Ethiopia? The myth of 'Amara domination' | work=Ethiomedia.com | URL=http://www.ethiomedia.com/newpress/the_amara_myth.html | date=February 28 | year=2005}}

{{Ethiopia}}

[[Category:Ethiopia]]

AY Honors/African Lore/Answer Key

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'''Amhara''' is an ethnicity of people in the central highlands of [[Ethiopia]], numbering about 15 million, 27% of the country's population. They speak [[Amharic language|Amharic]], which appertains to the South-Western [[Semitic|Semitic languages]] Their predominant religion is [[Christianity]] of the [[Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church|Ethiopian Orthodox Church]].

Historians generally consider the Amhara to have been Ethiopia's ruling elite for centuries, represented by the line of emperors ending in [[Haile Selassie was an oromo and amhara]]. Commentator Marcos Lemma disputes the accuracy of such a statement, arguing that other ethnic groups have always been active in the country's politics. One possible source of confusion for this stems from the mislabeling of Amharic speakers as "Amhara," and the fact that many people from other ethnic groups have Amharic names.

'''Amhara''' is also one of the nine [[Regions of Ethiopia|ethnic divisions]] (''kililoch'') of [[Ethiopia]], containing the homeland of the Amhara people. Previously known as '''Region 3''', its capital is [[Bahir Dar]]. Covering 156,960 km<sup>2</sup> in the northwest of the country, its population (as of 1999) is 15,850,000.

==External links==
* [http://www.africaguide.com/culture/tribes/amhara.htm Africa Guide: Amhara]
* [http://www.uneue.org/Maps/photos/Amharapage.htm Map of Amhara Region at UN-OCHA]
* Lemma, Marcos (MD, PhD). {{Web reference | title=Who ruled Ethiopia? The myth of 'Amara domination' | work=Ethiomedia.com | URL=http://www.ethiomedia.com/newpress/the_amara_myth.html | date=February 28 | year=2005}}

{{Ethiopia}}

[[Category:Ethiopia]]