The Amhara National Regional State is located in northern Ethiopia and has a population of 22.5 million people, accounting for 22% of the total population of Ethiopia. Agriculture is the backbone of the region’s economy. Bahr Dar is the capital of Amhara National Regional State. The National Park of the Semen Mountains, Ethiopia’s largest inland body of water known asLake Tana (the source of the Blue Nile) andRas Dashan, the highest point in Ethiopia are among the few tourist destinations found in Amhara National Regional State. The Amara Regional State is bordered by Sudan on the northwest, Tigray on the north, Afar on the east, Benshangul-Gumuz on the west and southwest, and Oromia on the south.
