African Art

Amhara people

Amharas (Amharic: አማራ, romanized: Āmara; Ge'ez: ዐምሐራ, romanized: ʾÄməḥära) are a Semitic-speaking predominantly Orthodox Christian ethnic group native to the north and central highlands of Ethiopia. Their ancestral land lies in the historic provinces of Bete Amhara, Gojjam, Gondar (foremely known as Begmder), Simien, Lasta, Wegera, Angot, Dembiya, and the Shewa province. These regions are a part of the Amhara Region under the current government. Their language, Amharic, is the working language of Ethiopia and has been the lingua franca across the Ethiopian Empire for over 700 years. The Amhara and neighboring groups in North and Central Ethiopia and Eritrea, more specifically the diaspora, refer to themselves as "Habesha" (Abyssinian) people.

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• ▸Christianity in the 5th century
• ▸Kehar Singh (artist)
• ▸1815

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