Dima (
Amharic
Amharic ( or ; (Amharic: ), ', ) is an Ethiopian Semitic language, which is a subgrouping within the Semitic branch of the Afroasiatic languages. It is spoken as a first language by the Amharas, and also serves as a lingua franca for all oth ...
: ዲማ) is a village in west-central
Ethiopia
Ethiopia, , om, Itiyoophiyaa, so, Itoobiya, ti, ኢትዮጵያ, Ítiyop'iya, aa, Itiyoppiya officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country in the Horn of Africa. It shares borders with Eritrea to the ...
. Located in the
Misraq Gojjam Zone
East Gojjam (Amharic: ምሥራቅ ጎጃም), also called Misraq Gojjam, is a zone in Amhara Region of Ethiopia. Its capital is Debre Markos. East Gojjam is named after the former province of Gojjam.
East Gojjam is bordered on the south by the ...
of the
Amhara Region
The Amhara Region ( am, አማራ ክልል, Åmara Kilil), officially the Amhara National Regional State (), is a regional state in northern Ethiopia and the homeland of the Amhara people. Its capital is Bahir Dar which is the seat of the Reg ...
, it has a latitude and longitude of and an elevation of 2076 meters above sea level. It is one of three settlements in
Enemay
Enemay (Amharic: እነማይ) is one of the woredas in the Amhara Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Misraq Gojjam Zone, Enemay is bordered on the south by Dejen, on the west by Debay Telatgen, on the north by Enarj Enawga, and on the east by Shebel ...
woreda
Districts of Ethiopia, also called woredas ( am, ወረዳ; ''woreda''), are the third level of the administrative divisions of Ethiopia – after ''zones'' and the '' regional states''.
These districts are further subdivided into a number of ...
.
Notable landmarks in Dima include a church dedicated to
Saint George
Saint George (Greek: Γεώργιος (Geórgios), Latin: Georgius, Arabic: القديس جرجس; died 23 April 303), also George of Lydda, was a Christian who is venerated as a saint in Christianity. According to tradition he was a soldier ...
, as well as its venerable monastery, Dima Giyorgis, which was a place of refuge. 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 ...
did not provide an estimate of its population in 2005.
History
The monastery of Dima is mentioned in the reign of Emperor
Susenyos as the location where ''
Ras
Ras or RAS may refer to:
Arts and media
* RAS Records Real Authentic Sound, a reggae record label
* Rundfunk Anstalt Südtirol, a south Tyrolese public broadcasting service
* Rás 1, an Icelandic radio station
* Rás 2, an Icelandic radio stati ...
''
Antenatewos of Begemder, the chief supporter of
Yaqob
Yaqob I ( gez, ያዕቆብ; c. 1590 – 10 March 1607), throne name Malak Sagad II (Ge'ez: መለክ ሰገድ), was Emperor of Ethiopia from 1597 to 1607, and a member of the Solomonic dynasty. He was the eldest surviving son of Sarsa Dengel. ...
, found refuge after his side was defeated in the
Battle of Gol in 1607.
The British traveller
C.T. Beke came to the town in November 1841 to pay a visit to ''
Dejazmach
Until the end of the Ethiopian Empire, Ethiopian monarchy in 1974, there were two categories of nobility in Ethiopia and Eritrea. The Mesafint ( gez, መሳፍንት , modern , singular መስፍን , modern , "prince"), the hereditary nobility, ...
''
Goshu Zewde
Goshu Zewde of Gojjam (1783 or 1788-1852) was the governor of Damot, Metcha and Ybaba, the most of Gojjam was, indeed, under the government of his son Birru Goshu.
He was elevated to the personal titles of Dejazmatch in 1825 and Ras by Empero ...
, who had sought refuge at Dima at the time due to the revolt of his son
Birru Goshu Birru is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
*Ayalew Birru (1892–1945), Ethiopian army commander and patriot
*Dejazmach Birru, 19th-century Ethiopian warlord
*Tadesse Birru
Tadesse Birru (1921 – 19 March 1975) was an Ethiopi ...
. At the time of Beke's visit, he found Dima to be a large town "apparently of recent construction, divided into quarters, which are surrounded by stone walls; many of the houses are also constructed of the same material. The church of St. George is the largest edifice of the kind which I have seen in Abyssinia, and internally the walls are adorned with paintings, much in the style of those of the middle ages in Europe." Beke was preceded in his visit to the ''Dejazmach'' by the Belgian consul Blondeel.
[Damen Haile and Helmut Kloos in Yemane Berhane et al. (eds.) Epidemiology and Ecology of Health and Disease in Ethiopia. Shama Books. 2006. Addis Ababa
Beke]
"Route from Ankober to Dima", ''Journal of the Royal Geographical Society''
12 (1842), pp. 257ff
New projects
Now in the name of Dima, Dima Industries and service s.c is established in June 2020. the axion has a great mission led by the energetic compassionate boards,
its has five areas of investment
1, community service centers, like an international hotel, referral hospital and education
2, agro-processing and industry
3, construction and machinery renting
4, import/export
5, manufacturing
the first project, the hospital building, is in process and is scheduled to be completed in 3 years.
Summary
Problem statement: Majority of the rural people of Amhara at large, East Gojjam, specifically enemay woreda is poor and also depend on government health structures for remedies from illness in the area. Ethiopian health sector since 15 years back achieved much progress in public health domain, but the rich and the politically blessed can extract major services from the public health system. public health has played a vital role in protecting and promoting the health of rural communities across the nation. In many of these communities, public health offices and personnel are the only providers of health services. As the existing infrastructure erodes, additional and greater demands are being made on an already underfunded and understaffed public health system to meet both its core functions and provide clinical care. Although, there has been dramatic improvement in the private sector health system, but unfortunately, they are meant to serve the rich only. Also, they are not going further than the usual OPD treatment.
Project objectives: the project is completed in two phases
1, establish referral hospital serving quality of care and decrease referral to far places like Adis Abeba and Bahirdar. So that the project is being taken so that the people can get good health service from this hospital with lower expenditure.
2, establish a medical college and fills the gaps of human resources in the country in the field of medical doctors and specialists.
Project duration: this project will take about 3 years to complete.
Total budget: 200 million birr.
job opportunities: 250 permanent and about 100 temporary = 350 opportunities to the area.
Notes
Populated places in the Amhara Region
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