Shewa

Historical region of Ethiopia

Placeformer administrative territorial entity state province of EthiopiaQ971375

Also known as Shua · Central Ethiopia · Shoa

Country: Ethiopia
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Shewa, formerly romanized as Shua, Shoa, Showa, Shuwa, is a historical region of Ethiopia which was formerly an autonomous kingdom within the Ethiopian Empire. The modern Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa is located at its center.

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Located in the present-day administrative territorial entity: Semien Shewa Zone
Shewa
Misraq Shewa Zone
West Shewa Zone
Debub Mirab Shewa Zone
Addis Ababa
Dissolved: 1995
Replaced by: Amhara Region
Oromia Region
Addis Ababa
Central Ethiopia Regional State

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14 identifiers linking Shewa across the web's reference databases

9.0000, 39.0000OpenStreetMap ↗

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AIDb. (2026). Shewa (Q971375). Retrieved from https://aidb.si/e/shewa-Q971375