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Bure (also transliterated Burye) is a town in western Ethiopia. Located in the Mirab Gojjam Zone of the Amhara Region, this town has a longitude and latitude of with an elevation of 2091 meters above sea level. Bure enjoys a flourishing small business and connection point of businesses between Wolega, Gondar and Shewa. An agricultural training college and Bure Baguna, a mineral water factory, are the main modern industrial opportunities in the town.〔(Current Exploration and Mining ), Geological Survey of Ethiopia Web Page (accessed 26 January 2009)〕 == History == An early mention of Bure is Emperor Susenyos's visit in 1608, after he had celebrated Easter at Wancha near the Melka Saytant ford over the Abay River.〔G.W.B. Huntingford, ''The historical geography of Ethiopia from the first century AD to 1704'', (Oxford University Press: 1989), p. 160〕 Ras Mikael Sehul and his puppet Emperor Tekle Haymanot camped at Bure in 1770 for three days after their victory at the Battle of Faggeta.〔H. Weld Blundell, ''The Royal chronicle of Abyssinia, 1769–1840'' Cambridge: University Press, 1922), p. 207〕 The Enderase (Regent) of the Emperor of Ethiopia, ''Ras'' Ali II, was born in Bure while his father ''Dejazmach'' Alula was governor of Damot.〔Charles T. Beke, ("Abyssinia. Being a Continuation of Routes in That Country", ''Journal of the Royal Geographical Society'' ), 14 (1844), pp. 1–76〕 Bure is located at a group of hot springs that were popular during the 19th century for their therapeutic properties.〔Richard Pankhurst, ''An Introduction to the Medical History of Ethiopia'' (Trenton: Red Sea Press, 1990), p. 121〕 When Charles Beke visited Bure in 1842, he reports he found the market "to be very small. It is occasionally visited by a few Gallas from Shinasha and A'muru." Beke continues, "The Baso market is, however, now-a-days so generally frequented by the merchants, that it has drawn away from Burie the trade which I apprehend formerly existed here."〔 By 1880, its market was mentioned as having some trade in gold.〔("Local History in Ethiopia" ) The Nordic Africa Institute website (accessed 7 April 2008)〕 In the late 1930s, during the Italian occupation, Bure was described as a large village with a market located on a ridge between the upper valleys of Fettam/Sarki and Selala. It had two churches, one dedicated to Kidus Yohannes and the other to Kidane Mihret. It also reportedly had a radio telegraph station, a clinic, and the residence of the local Italian official.〔 Because the town was an important strongpoint on the Bahir Dar-Debre Marqos road, its capture by Gideon Force and the followers of Dejazmach Negash Bezibeh 4 March 1941 was a significant contribution to the defeat of the Italians in Ethiopia. Due to ethnic unrest in the Misraq (East) Welega Zone during 2001, over 10,900 Amhara sought refuge in Bure.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Bure (Gojjam), Ethiopia」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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