- Even though the Fasil Ghebbi or Royal Enclosure is surrounded by a low wall, it is hard to miss seeing the towers of the palaces inside upon entering Gonder.
- Fasil Ghebbi, Gondar. Gondar, the medieval royal city, is distinguished by its castles and imperial compound and by its churches, particularly Debre Berhan...
- Location and Values: The Fasil Ghebbi is situated in the town of Gondar on the high plateau of northern Ethiopia near Lake Tana.
- Fasil Ghebbi is a large royal compound located in the heart of Gondar City in Northern Ethiopia. Gondar is a short domestic flight from the modern capital of...
- The Royal Enclosure (Amharic: ፋሲል ግቢ, or Fasil Ghebbi) is the remains of a fortress-city in Gondar, Ethiopia.
- The size and scope make it one of the largest historical sites in all of Africa. Here is a captivating photo essay through the fortress city of Fasil Ghebbi, Ethiopia.
- Fasil Ghebbi was inscribed as a World Heritage Site during the 3rd session of the World Heritage Committee in Cairo and Luxor, Egypt on 22-26 October, 1979.
- Structures and architecture. Covering about 70,000 square meters of land, Fasil Ghebbi is located at the Amhara region in North Gondar, Ethiopia.
- Positioned right in the heart of the modern city of Gondar ones comes across Fasil Ghebbi (Royal Enclosure), with over 70 000 square metres of castle ruins.