Amba (geomorphology)
An amba ( Amharic for "mountain fortress") is a geomorphological phenomenon in Ethiopia . It is understood as a table mountain with steep flanks, which is often used for settlement and fortress purposes because of its inaccessibility. In Tigre these mountains are called Emba .
Among other things, battles of the Italian-Ethiopian War of 1936 were named after these landmarks, for example those of Amba Alagi and Amba Aradam .
Ambas in Ethiopia
Individual evidence
- ↑ Stuart Munro-Hay: Ethiopia, the Unknown Land: A Cultural and Historical Guide . IB Tauris, 2002, ISBN 1-86064-744-8 ( p. 249 in Google Book Search [accessed February 6, 2010]).