Fasil Ghebbi, Gondar Region World Heritage Site

Official name

Fasil Ghebbi, Gondar Region | UNESCO

Country

Ethiopia | Map

Continent

Africa

Location

Amhara Region
12.6069° Lat, 37.4661° Lon | Map

Code

19

Time Zone

Africa/Addis_Ababa (EAT, +0300)

Current Time

Category

Cultural

Description

Inscribed 1979. In the 16th and 17th centuries, the fortress-city of Fasil Ghebbi was the residence of the Ethiopian emperor Fasilides and his successors. Surrounded by a 900-m-long wall, the city contains palaces, churches, monasteries and unique public and private buildings marked by Hindu and Arab influences, subsequently transformed by the Baroque style brought to Gondar by the Jesuit missionaries.