Amde Werq

Geography

The town is situated on a plateau and has Dega (temperate) climate. The western section of the town is sheltered by the Debba mountain ranges. Immediately west of the township is Cherqos Church the oldest place of worship in the area. Southwest to the church is a large plain known as Goodgooda. Goodgooda is a flat terrain which is approximately three thousand hectares in size. Adjoining the northern section of the Goodgooda Plain is an ever green grazing field called Quilla. This meadow/plain is approximately two thousand hectares. Biwool, situated about three kilometres east of Amdewerq, is the highest mountain in the area. Much of Amde Werq is sandstone country. There are spots, particularly in the low laying farming lands, that derive their substrates from granite and rich basalt rocks. There are numerous rivers, creeks and fountains in Dehana. This is particularly true in places immediately west of Amde-Werq. The people of Amde Werq get their drinking water from a fountain located immediately south west of the township. The name of this vital fountain is Geredalga, which literally means "a throne of the domestic maids". As the only source of water close to the township, the girls or women used to sit there for several hours waiting for their turn to draw water; and thus the name implies going to Gered-Alga is like going to a vacation from the usual back breaking work. The main rivers around Amde Werq are: the Sebeha, Arri, Ebbi, Zentekerna and Merri. The biggest of all the rivers in the area is, the Tekezé.