Abyssinia

Abyssinia
ሐበሠተ (Ge'ez)
الحبشة (Arabic)
Historical region
1887 Italian map of Abyssinia
Country Ethiopia
 Eritrea

Abyssinia (/æbɪˈsɪniə/; also known as Abyssinie, Abissinia, Habessinien, or Al-Habash) was an ancient region in the Horn of Africa situated in the northern highlands of modern-day Ethiopia and Eritrea. The term was widely used as a synonym for Ethiopia until the mid-20th century and primarily designates the Amhara, Tigrayan and Tigrinya-inhabited highlands of Ethiopia and Eritrea.

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