1910–1911
Britannica 11th
Encyclopaedia Britannica · 11th edition
ANKOBER, a town in, and at one time capital of, the kingdom of Shoa, Abyssinia, 90 m. N.E. of Adis Ababa, in 9° 34' N., 39° 54' E., on a mountain about 8500 ft. above the sea. Ankober was made (c. 1800) by Menelek II. the place of detention of political prisoners. Pop. about 2000.
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