Korata is one of the kebeles in the Amhara Region of Ethiopia. It is the location of the former town of Korata.
Korata
እብናት | |
|---|---|
| Woreda | Dera |
| Zone | Debub Gondar |
| Region | Amhara Region |
| Area | |
| • Total | 26.09 km2 (10.07 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 9,245 |
| • Density | 350/km2 (920/sq mi) |
During the 19th century, Korata was one of the holiest places in Ethiopia and a major settlement. Korata became a sacred place after a nun, Waldt-Máryam, miraculously saved the settlement from an attack by Oromo invaders. Consequently, Waldt-Máryam became venerated as a saint and Korata became a holy town. Only the head of the Ethiopian church and the emperor were allowed to ride mules or horses on the town's streets.[2][3]
Korata was known for its beauty[4][5] and well-built houses of stone.[4][2] The town contained so many large trees that, from a distance, it could be difficult to tell it was a major settlement.[4]
References edit
- ^ a b "Participatory Rural Appraisal Report: Dera District" (PDF). Bahir Dar University. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 August 2012.
- ^ a b Rassam, Hormuzd (1869). Narrative of the British Mission to Theodore, King of Abyssinia: With Notices of the Countries Traversed from Massowah, Through the Soodân, the Amhâra, and Back to Annesley Bay, from Mágdala. J. Murray.
- ^ Henry Blanc, A NARRATIVE OF CAPTIVITY IN ABYSSINIA; WITH SOME ACCOUNT OF THE LATE EMPEROR THEODORE, HIS COUNTRY AND PEOPLE
- ^ a b c Henry Blanc, A NARRATIVE OF CAPTIVITY IN ABYSSINIA; WITH SOME ACCOUNT OF THE LATE EMPEROR THEODORE, HIS COUNTRY AND PEOPLE http://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/8815/pg8815.html
- ^ Guillaume Lejean (November–December 1864). "Théodore II et le nouvel empire d'Abyssinie". Revue des Deux Mondes (in French). 54: 202.
Koarata, ravissante petite ville qui domine une pointe avancée du lac Tána