Bahir Dar - ባሕር ዳር

Bahir Dar or Bahar Dar (Amharic: ባሕር ዳር?, Baḥər Dar, "sea shore") is a city in north-western Ethiopia. Administratively, Bahir Dar is a Special Zone, a designation in between a chartered city (astedader akabibi, a first-tier division, like a kilil) such as Addis Ababa and Dire Dawa, and cities like Debre Marqos and Dessie, which are organized as districts (woredas). Bahir Dar is one of the leading

tourist destinations in Ethiopia, with a variety of attractions in the nearby Lake Tana and Blue Nile river. The city is known for its wide avenues lined with palm trees and a variety of colorful flowers. In 2002 it was awarded the UNESCO Cities for Peace Prize for addressing the challenges of rapid urbanization.