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  Gonder - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Gonder
Near Gonder are the ruins of the fort of Gimp built by the Portuguese as a royal residence but burned by King Theodore.
Fasilides (reigned 1632–35), after reasserting the royal power, built a new capital at Gonder (succeeding Āksum) which remained the royal residence until the middle of the 19th century.
Gonder was held in 1941 by the Italian general Nasi with about 40,000 troops, the last large body of Italian troops in the country.
encyclopedia.farlex.com /Gonder   (354 words)

  
 Gonder (Gondar), Ethiopia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Gonder or Gondar, in the heart of the Amhara National Regional State in the north west of Ethiopia, lies at 2300 m on a basaltic ridge from which streams flanking the town flow to Lake Tana, on the Blue Nile, 34 km to the south.
In Gonder the remains of castles and palaces can be found; these were constructed by a series of emperors from Fasilides (who reigned from 1632 to 1667) to Iyasu II (1730 - 1755).
Gonder suffered greatly during the period of the civil wars (1750 - 1890) in Ethiopia, but, after the British conquest of the Sudan in 1899, the town resumed its trade with the Blue Nile region.
ozoutback.com.au /worldpics/Africa/Ethiopia/gondar.html   (564 words)

  
 Gondar, Ethiopia  -  Travel Photos by Galen R Frysinger, Sheboygan, Wisconsin
Gonder was founded in 1636 by Ethiopian emperor Fasiladas and became the country’s first permanent capital.
After Gonder was destroyed by Sudanese invaders in the 1880s, its population dwindled and did not grow again until the 20th century.
Gonder was occupied by the armies of Italian dictator Benito Mussolini from 1936 to 1941.
www.galenfrysinger.com /gondar_ethiopia.htm   (215 words)

  
 Gonder
The great city of Gonder situated in the north-west of Ethiopia became the capital of the Ethiopian Empire around 1636, shortly after the country’s Catholic emperor Susnyuos abdicated in favor of his son Fasiladas.
The Gonder palace is built of stone and mortar in the form of a castle.
To one side of a large rectangular bath was a modern swimming pool and was traditionally filled with water brought by pipe from the nearby Qaha River.
www.easterntravel.net /Gonder.htm   (311 words)

  
 Alumni Spotlight: Katherine Gonder, B.A.
Gonder is part of a New York research team whose work shows that a previously undiscovered type of common chimpanzee might be present in the West African countries of Nigeria and Cameroon.
Gonder, who is working on a Ph.D. at the City University of New York (CUNY), grew up in Homewood and earned a B.A. from the Department of Anthropology at UAB in 1993.
Gonder says that Ada Long, Ph.D., director of the Honors Program, was one of the major influences on her career, largely because she encouraged students to explore new territories.
main.uab.edu /show.asp?durki=45972   (669 words)

  
 Jesse Gonder : Played in parts of eight seasons : HistoricBaseball.com
Jesse Gonder, who spent parts of eight seasons in the major leagues, died on Nov. 14, 2004 in Oakland, Calif., following a brief illness.
Gonder was born in Monticello, Ark., and moved to Oakland when he was 14 years old.
According to his obituary, he was a bus driver for Golden Gate Transit following his playing career.
www.historicbaseball.com /players/g/gonder_jesse.html   (242 words)

  
 Gondar - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Overview of the city with Fasilides castle in the center.
Gondar (less commonly spelled Gonder) was the old imperial capital of Ethiopia and the historic Begemder province.
As a result, the old province of Begemder is sometimes referred to as Gondar.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Gonder   (859 words)

  
 Gonder Pottery Wrapped Grecian Design #682 Ewer   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
While the ewer has the Grecian shape, Gonder has exaggerated its top from the handle to the lip, creating an extended curve which moves upward from the handle and then moves downward toward the lip, resulting in a tilted effect.
Gonder Ceramic Arts, Inc. was in business in Zanesville, Ohio between the end of 1941 (the day after Pearl Harbor was bombed, to be exact) and was in production until 1957.
Most Gonder pieces are marked with the name of the pottery, a mold number, and at times, “USA.” However, some are not marked or are marked with a paper label.
www.antiqnet.com /detail,gonder-pottery-wrapped,1289453.html   (951 words)

  
 Gonder Things To Do - Travel Guides - VirtualTourist.com
Gonder is attractive because of its castles and churches.
Gonder became the capital of the country in 1636 for the next 200 years, started by Emperor Fasilades.
The Debre Berhan Selasssi Churchin Gonder, meaning ''Trinity at the Mount of Light'', is one of the most famous churches of the country and one of the highlights of Gonder, because of its ceiling.
www.virtualtourist.com /travel/Africa/Ethiopia/Gonder-2020560/Things_To_Do-Gonder-BR-1.html   (1063 words)

  
 Jesse Lemar Gonder (1936 - 2004) - Find A Grave Memorial
Gonder, who was slow and had defensive deficiencies behind the plate, still managed to parlay his decent hitting into an 8 year career.
Gonder settled in Oakland, CA when he played in the PCL, and after his retirement drove a bus for the Golden Gate Transit company for 20 years, retiring in the mid 1990s.
Over the course of his career Jesse Gonder accrued a lifetime batting average.251 in 395 league games.
www.findagrave.com /cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSvcid=288&GRid=9917783&   (332 words)

  
 Reference Guide For Gonder Pottery
Gonder’s area of expertise was ceramic glazes, and company founder G. Lawton Gonder excelled in this so well that he was recognized by the American Ceramic Society and awarded a fellowship in the Society.
Gonder was responsible for several artistic innovations in the ceramic field during the 15 years he produced pottery at the South Zanesville plant.
Most Gonder pieces are marked with the name of the pottery, a mold number and some- times “USA.” However, there are a few pieces that are not marked, or were marked with a paper label, which has been removed, and Gonder collectors seek these out.
www.happysemporium.com /article.htm   (2307 words)

  
 Connection alle? - Gonder, Ethiopia, Africa, Africa Travel Stories, Donal Hickey, East Africa, East Africa Travel ...
Gonder was nominated as a provincial capital of the short-lived Italian East Africa, along with Addis, Asmara, capital of present-day Eritrea, Mogadishu (Somalia) Harar and Jimma.
Ireland manager Donal Hickey was last night dedicating his victory to the power of tchat after his team came from behind twice to overcome the world champions, in front of a packed house of fanatical Ethiopian brothers roaring on the home-town champion.
The Gonder Massive are a brotherhood of street kids who hang around the piazza, hussling for a few birr, attending school on a staggered basis and dreaming of finding a way out of Ethiopia ("I've been to Canada you know...last night in my dreams!")
www.bootsnall.com /articles/05-11/connection-alle-gonder-ethiopia.html   (1212 words)

  
 One-man show: UPJ professor in concert Sunday at Pasquerilla arts center   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Gonder is the only professor from UPJ to perform in the series.
Gonder said he has performed in the Pittsburgh, Clarion and Bradford areas and has plans to play at Indiana University of Pennsylvania and Allegheny College.
Gonder received bachelor’s and master’s degrees in piano performance from the University of Western Ontario.
www.tribune-democrat.com /events/local_story_040130639.html/resources_printstory   (378 words)

  
 Collectors’ Quest » Blog Archive » Gonder Pottery
Gonder Ceramic Arts Inc. was founded in 1941 by Lawton Gonder in Zanesville, Ohio, which was home to several other pottery manufacturers including Roseville.
Lawton Gonder had spent his career working with tiles and pottery, and he brought many innovative ideas to his company.
Over the years Gonder introduced a number of innovations in glazing, such as a gold crackle glaze and a glaze that resembles flames.
www.collectorsquest.com /blog/2006/02/17/gonder-pottery   (373 words)

  
 Allegheny College: Pianist Jon Gonder to Perform at Allegheny College
A native of Toronto, Gonder studied at the University of Western Ontario, where he earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in piano performance.
Gonder has presented solo concerts, concerto performances with orchestra, chamber music, accompaniments and piano duo concerts.
Gonder has held teaching positions at the University of Michigan, the University of Oklahoma, the Université canadienne in France, SUNY Sullivan in New York and Laurentian University in Canada and has also served in senior administrative positions in both academic and student affairs.
www.allegheny.edu /news/releases/005353.php   (269 words)

  
 Gonder Ceramic Arts TV Lamps.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Gonder Ceramic Arts Inc. was one of several potteries located in central Ohio.
Emphasis was on "art pottery" rather than items that might be described as "department store grade", and it's therefore a little surprising that TV lamps were ever part of their production.
The finish on this Gonder Ship TV lamp is subtle but very nice, with a dark, rich brown overlayed by a lighter drip glaze.
www.tvlamps.net /gonder_lamps.html   (220 words)

  
 Parts of Gonder Expecting Poor Meher Harvest: 09/27/97
In North Gonder Zone this seems to be particularly the case for the midland and lowland areas along the basin of the Tekeze river.
Primary areas of concern in Amhara Region are - according to the Bureau of Agriculture in Bahir Dar - the weredas of Zekwala in Wag Hamra Zone and Kobo in North Welo.
This statement was made at a time when assessments on the eastern weredas of Gonder had not yet been evaluated or were still pending.
www.africa.upenn.edu /Hornet/ibnat_997.html   (3702 words)

  
 NameTraq | Last Name: Gonder
News of the accident was only beginning to emerge because the church, estimated to be around 800 years old, was in a remote area, about 100km north of Gonder...
News of the accident was only beginning to emerge because the church is in a remote area, about 100 km north of Gonder, the main town in the region, Aleble...
Charged: Police said Cathy Green, 35, and William Gonder, 38, both of 6191 Marsh Road, Washington Township, were charged with simple assault and harassment...
www.nametraq.com /genealogy_jan04/G/Gonder.shtml   (431 words)

  
 gonder
The Gonder Museum is a reference guide to provide information about Gonder Pottery and...
The great city of Gonder situated in the north-west of Ethiopia became the...
There was a superstition at the time that the capital's name should begin with the letter 'Gw' (Gonder was originally spelt Gwander), which also contributed...
www.sohbet-sohbet.net /search.php?q=gonder   (267 words)

  
 Meskel Square: A view of Gonder
I just thought you would like to see this view of Gonder, taken early yesterday morning from the balcony of the city's top-of-the-range Goha hotel.
I don't know enough about Gonder to officially name it as one of my favourite places in the country just yet.
Most people, of course, come to Gonder to see its collection of ancient castles and churches, a collection that has earned it the name "Africa's Camelot".
www.meskelsquare.com /archives/2005/07/a_view_of_gonde_1.html   (381 words)

  
 Gonder - infos.aus-germanien.de   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Gonder ist eine Stadt mit etwa 110.000 Einwohnern in Äthiopien und ist Hauptstadt der gleichnamigen Provinz.
Von 1636 bis 1855 war Gonder die äthiopische Hauptstadt.
Von Kaiser Fasiledas gegründet, war Gonder die erste permanente Hauptstadt seit den antiken Zeiten von Aksum und Lalibela.
infos.aus-germanien.de /Gonder   (119 words)

  
 Legacy Roots - Gonder Branch - Anna Mack
Jacob Gonder household, 1900 U.S. census, Hudson County, New Jersey, population schedule, town of Bayonne, enumeration district [ED] 13, supervisor's district [SD] 164, sheet 34, dwelling 336, family ---.
In 1900, the Gonder family was living at 50 Railroad Avenue in Bayonne, New Jersey.
Anna Mack was born in Germany and immigrated to the United States in 1871.
www.legacyroots.com /GONDER/mackanna.html   (181 words)

  
 Gondar - Biocrawler   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Gondar (less commonly spelled Gonder) was the old imperial capital of Ethiopia and the historic Begemder province, now part of the Amhara region.
Founded by Emperor Sarsa Dengel around the year 1580, it became Ethiopia's capital under Emperor Fasilidos almost a half century later.
You can find it there under the keyword Gonder (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gonder)The list of previous authors is available here: version history (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gonderandaction=history).
www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Gonder   (287 words)

  
 Lake Tana and Gonder Ethiopia
Gonder used to be the capital city from 1666 to 1864, founded by Emperor Fasileados who built magnificant palaces.
Outside Gonder, in the valley of Qaha he also built a palace overlooking a bath called Emperor Fasil's bath.
His successors followed his example, and constructed smaller castles within the same compound surrounded by a wall of basalt.
home.wanadoo.nl /spaansen/tana.htm   (230 words)

  
 JRS Books Antique Reference Books - Gonder Ceramic Arts : A Comprehensive Guide   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
This comprehensive guide displays many of the impressive artwares produced by Gonder Ceramic Arts of Zanesville, Ohio, in over 540 beautiful color photographs and 36 fl and white catalog pages.
The wide spectrum of glazes that won professional praise for the company's founder, Lawton Gonder, are prominently featured.
A history of the company, from its founding in 1941 to its sale in 1957, is told and detailed descriptions of the wares manufactured and displayed are provided.
www.jrsbooks.com /shop/customer/product.php?productid=5117   (178 words)

  
 Algonkian Elementary School | Gonder, Lora - Bookkeeper
Gonder is completing her second year as Algonkian's bookkeeper.
She previously worked here at Algonkian as a substitute teacher for two years.
Gonder was a military wife of 20 years before settling down in the Virginia area.
cmsweb2.loudoun.k12.va.us /512125614104320   (53 words)

  
 Guidelines and proposal for food security assessment in North and South Gonder Zones
The objective of the UN-EUE mission to North and South Gonder was to assess the food security situation in weredas bordering or being part of the Tekeze River watershed.
Especially Ibnat wereda of South Gonder zone and its neighbouring Belessa wereda of North Gonder zone received considerable attention and benefited from road construction programs, terracing and small scale irrigation projects mostly carried out under food-for-work (FFW) development activities and employment generation scheme (EGS) relief activities.
North Gonder’s Tekeze River lowland weredas such as Beyeda and Jana Mora, situated on the verge of the Simien Mountains, are not accessible by road.
www.africa.upenn.edu /eue_web/NandSGonder0699.htm   (9201 words)

  
 Gonder - Wikipedia w kroliki.com 07   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Gonder - stara stolica cesarskiej Etiopii, a także stolica historycznej prowincji Begemder.
Obecnie, ze względu na malownicze pozostałości pałaców cesarskich oraz kościołów, Gonder jest popularnym obiektem turystycznym, jednym z najważniejszych w Etiopii (obok Lalibeli).
W Gonder działa seminarium duchowne, kształcące kapłanów kościoła etiopskiego.
www.kroliki.com /wiki/link-Gonder   (103 words)

  
 Ethiopian Treasures - Fasilados Castle, Felasha Village - Gonder
He built the famous castle in Gonder and made Gonder his permanent capital of Ethiopia.
In 1769, during the reign of Emperor Yohannes II, the son of Iyasu I, Gonder as a capital of Ethiopia started to disintegrate and the Emperor became a shadowy figure, as he could not assert his authority.
Gonder lasted two centuries as a capital, cultural and political centre.
www.ethiopiantreasures.toucansurf.com /pages/gonder.htm   (348 words)

  
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