Dembiya
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For the woreda, see Dembiya (woreda).
For the lake sometimes also known as "Dembiya", see Lake Tana.
Dembiya (Ge'ez ደምቢያ dembīyā; also transliterated Dembea, Dambya, Dembya, Dambiya, etc.) is a historic region of Ethiopia, located north of Lake Tana. It was incorporated into the Begemder province (which previously only included lands to the east of Lake Tana) during the reign of Emperor Haile Selassie, and in 1996 became a woreda of the Amhara Region.
Dembiya was also another name for Lake Tana (often spelled "Tsana" in older texts).