Abyssinia
Ancient region in the northern highlands of Ethiopia and Eritrea / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For other uses, see Abyssinia (disambiguation).
Abyssinia (/æbɪˈsɪniə/;[1] also known as Abyssinie, Abissinia, Habessinien, or Al-Habash) was an ancient region in the Horn of Africa situated in the northern highlands of modern-day Ethiopia and Eritrea.[2] The term was widely used as a synonym for Ethiopia until the mid-20th century and primarily designates the Amhara, Tigrayan and Tigrinya-inhabited highlands of Ethiopia and Eritrea.[3][4]
For the modern country of Ethiopia, see Ethiopia.