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Gilgel Abay (ግልገል አባይ, Gǝlgäl Abbay) is a river of central Ethiopia. Rising in the mountains of Gojjam, it flows northward to empty into south-western Lake Tana at 11°48′N 37°7′E / 11.800°N 37.117°E. Tributaries of the Gilgel Abbay include the Ashar, Jamma, Kelti and the Koger. It was regarded as the true source of the Nile for a long time and the Jesuit priest Pedro Paez visited it in 1618. The name Gilgel Abbay means Lesser Nile, as Abbay is the name for the Blue Nile.

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  • Gilgel Abay (ግልገል አባይ, Gǝlgäl Abbay) is a river of central Ethiopia. Rising in the mountains of Gojjam, it flows northward to empty into south-western Lake Tana at 11°48′N 37°7′E / 11.800°N 37.117°E. Tributaries of the Gilgel Abbay include the Ashar, Jamma, Kelti and the Koger. It was regarded as the true source of the Nile for a long time and the Jesuit priest Pedro Paez visited it in 1618. The name Gilgel Abbay means Lesser Nile, as Abbay is the name for the Blue Nile. (en)
  • Le Gilgel Abay est une rivière d'Éthiopie, appartenant au bassin du Nil. (fr)
  • De Gilgel Abay is een rivier in Ethiopië, die tot het Nijlbekken behoort. (nl)
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  • Gilgel Abay (ግልገል አባይ, Gǝlgäl Abbay) is a river of central Ethiopia. Rising in the mountains of Gojjam, it flows northward to empty into south-western Lake Tana at 11°48′N 37°7′E / 11.800°N 37.117°E. Tributaries of the Gilgel Abbay include the Ashar, Jamma, Kelti and the Koger. It was regarded as the true source of the Nile for a long time and the Jesuit priest Pedro Paez visited it in 1618. The name Gilgel Abbay means Lesser Nile, as Abbay is the name for the Blue Nile. (en)
  • Le Gilgel Abay est une rivière d'Éthiopie, appartenant au bassin du Nil. (fr)
  • De Gilgel Abay is een rivier in Ethiopië, die tot het Nijlbekken behoort. (nl)
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  • Gilgel Abay (en)
  • Gilgel Abay (fr)
  • Gilgel Abay (nl)
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