Angot

Angot(Amharic:አንጎት, translated as "Neck," possibly referring to the province geography) was a historical region in northern Ethiopia. It was bordered on the west byBugnaand the Afar lowlands to the east and southeast,Ambasselto the southwest andLastato the north. Angot was also borderingTigrayto the north. Portuguese explorerFrancisco Álvareswrote that the boundary between Angot and Tigray was theSabalete Riverlocated north-east ofLake Ashenge.

Axumite History

Under the reign ofDegna Djan,during the 10th century, the empire kept expanding south, and sent troops into the modern-day region ofKaffa,while at the same time undertaking missionary activity into Angot. EmperorDil Na'odis said to have relocated the capital to Ku'bar on the shore ofLake Hayq,south of Angot, and built theIstifanos Monastery.Aksumby that time was no longer the center of the Christian kingdom, and was instead a frontier town, threatened from the west and south by the risingBete Israeland from the north by invading Beja tribes. Angot was a much more defensible position, a decision that proved wise when Beta Israel captured Aksum during QueenGudit's invasion. The capital, called Ku'bar or Jarmi,was probably located in southernTigrayor Angot, however the exact location of this city is currently unknown.

Later history

Angot is mentioned as being north ofBete Amharain the medieval period.Angot was on the front line between Abyssinia and the Afar lowlands, and after multiple wars, was occupied by theOromotribes of Raya, Wollo and Yejju.In more recent times, it became part ofWollo Provinceand from 1994 it got split betweenAmharaandTigrayregions. The northern parts of Angot (Raya Azebo) become part of Tigray, and the rest became part of the Amhara Region under theNorth Wollo Zone.