Alem Ber is a city located in northern part of
Amhara state in
Ethiopia. It is one of two cities in
Fogera
Fogera (Amharic: ፎገራ) is a woreda in Amhara Region, Ethiopia. Fogera is part of the Debub Gondar Zone. The district is bordered on the south by Dera, on the west by Lake Tana on the north by the Reb which separates it from Kemekem, on the ...
woreda. The population of Alem Ber and its surrounding mostly depends on trade and
agriculture. The place also serves as source of butter, pepper and cereals which are exported to
Debre Tabor
Debre Tabor ( am, ደብረ ታቦር, lit. "Mount Tabor") is a town and woreda in north-central Ethiopia. Located in the Debub Gondar Zone of the Amhara Region, about 100 kilometers southeast of Gondar and 50 kilometers east of Lake Tana, ...
and Worota. In addition, some part of the population depends on traditional industries. For example,
Muslim
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population largely depends on cottage industries by producing traditional clothes known as ''shemma'' and supply to the market. Others use to produce beverage in traditional ways like ''
tella'' and ''areki'' which constitutes a lot of the local
alcohol
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* Alcohol (chemistry), an organic compound in which a hydroxyl group is bound to a carbon atom
* Alcohol (drug), an intoxicant found in alcoholic drinks
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consumption.
On the other hand, the culture is like most north part of Ethiopia. In addition, this place is known with its nickname: Amora Gedel, where the
Italians heading through Debre Tabour were defeated, which was actually the original name of the place. The place has been known for its patriots, beloved people, and the long-standing school where many scholars started their schooling since 1972. Schools like Alem Ber
Elementary School
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and Alem Ber
High School give opportunities to students in Alem Ber and its surroundings.
Map:
http://www.bing.com/maps/?cid=FBBFDF08A2D7AD49!1006 or
https://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&num=100&q=Alem+Ber,+Amhara,+Ethiopia&ie=UTF-8&hq=&hnear=0x164483dd02d01dc9:0x9dcccb6146fe3cd9,Alem+Ber,+Ethiopia&gl=us&ei=cBx8UcPoMMTG0gHti4GwCQ&ved=0CIcBELYD or
http://wikimapia.org/#lat=11.9133034&lon=37.884872&z=14&l=0&m=b
Demographics
Based on figures from the
Central Statistical Agency
The Central Statistical Agency (CSA; Amharic: ማዕከላዊ ስታቲስቲክስ ኤጀንሲ) is an agency of the government of Ethiopia designated to provide all surveys and censuses for that country used to monitor economic and social growth ...
in 2005, Alem Ber has an estimated total population of 5,517 of whom 2,623 are men and 2,894 are women.
CSA 2005 National Statistics
, Table B.3 The 1994 census reported this town had a total population of 3,194 of whom 1,380 were men and 1,814 were women. In 2013, the population grew to 13,201.
External links
Amed Ber/Alem Ber information website
Map:
* http://www.bing.com/maps/?cid=FBBFDF08A2D7AD49!1006 or
* https://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&num=100&q=Alem+Ber,+Amhara,+Ethiopia&ie=UTF-8&hq=&hnear=0x164483dd02d01dc9:0x9dcccb6146fe3cd9,Alem+Ber,+Ethiopia&gl=us&ei=cBx8UcPoMMTG0gHti4GwCQ&ved=0CIcBELYD or
* http://wikimapia.org/#lat=11.9133034&lon=37.884872&z=14&l=0&m=b
Notes
Populated places in the Amhara Region
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