Deguma, Ethiopia
Deguma or Dagoma is a village in northwest Ethiopia. It is located in the North Gondar Zone of the Amhara Region along the main road that links Gondar with Bahir Dar near Lake Tana. The town has a latitude and longitude of 12°27′N 37°42′E with an elevation of 2,000 meters above sea level.
Deguma | |
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Village | |
  Deguma Location in Ethiopia  Deguma Deguma (Africa) | |
| Coordinates: 12°27′N 37°42′E | |
| Country | Ethiopia |
| Region | Amhara |
| Zone | North Gondar |
| Elevation | 2,000 m (7,000 ft) |
| Population (2007)[1] | |
| • Total | 2,448 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (EAT) |
Two kilometers from the village is believed to be the burial site of the 16th century Adalite conqueror Ahmad ibn Ibrahim al-Ghazi.[2]
Tomb
According to local legend, after the Battle of Wayna Daga, the wounded Imam dragged himself to a tree stump where he rested, a swarm of bees then attacked the Imam and stung him to death. Another story is that the mortally wounded Imam was carried away from the battlefield but died of his wounds and was buried on a nearby hillside by his wife. This area is called Sentara by the locals and is considered to be his burial site.[2]
Ali II of Yejju revived the cult of Ahmed Gragn through initiating a mandatory pilgrimage to his tomb in the area, this tomb was destroyed and vandalized by the local Christian populace sometime later. However, in 1991 the Muslim community of the area built a tomb in the hypothetically historical burial site of Ahmed Gragn.[3]
Demographics
Based on figures from the Central Statistical Agency in 2007, this town has an estimated total population of 2,448 of whom 1,098 were male and 1,350 female.[1]
References
- "Population and Housing Census 2007 – Amhara Statistical" (PDF). Ethiopian Statistical Agency. 2007. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
- Graham, John. Ethiopia Off the Beaten Trail. p. 181.
- "The History of the shrine of Daggar, 1868-2013". www.academia.edu. Retrieved 30 June 2023.