Amba Geshen

Amba Geshen
Gishen Mariam
Mount Amba Geshen in northern Ethiopia
Highest point
Coordinates	11°31′12″N 39°21′35″E / 11.52000°N 39.35972°E / 11.52000; 39.35972
Geography
Amba Geshen Location in Ethiopia
Location	Ambassel, Amhara Region, Ethiopia

Amba Geshen is the name of a mountain in northern Ethiopia. It is in Ambassel, South Wollo Zone of the Amhara Region, northwest of Dessie, at a latitude and a longitude of 11°31′N 39°21′E / 11.517°N 39.350°E / 11.517; 39.350. Part of Ambassel woreda, Amba Geshen is one of the mountains of Ethiopia where most of the male heirs to the Emperor of Ethiopia were interned, usually for life. Also known as Gishen Mariam, it was the second of the three such mountains, or amba, said to have been used for this purpose, the other two being Debre Damo and Wehni.