Dima, Gojjam

Dima is a village in west-central Ethiopia. Located in the Misraq Gojjam Zone of the Amhara Region, it has a latitude and longitude of 10°0′N 38°29′E / 10.000°N 38.483°E / 10.000; 38.483Coordinates: 10°0′N 38°29′E / 10.000°N 38.483°E / 10.000; 38.483 and an elevation of 2076 meters above sea level. It is one of three settlements in Enemay woreda.

Notable landmarks in Dima include a church dedicated to Saint George, as well as its venerable monastery, Dima Giyorgis, which was a place of refuge. The Central Statistical Agency did not provide an estimate of its population in 2005.

The monastery of Dima is mentioned in the reign of Emperor Susenyos as the location where Ras Antenatewos of Begemder, the chief supporter of Yaqob, found refuge after his side was defeated in the Battle of Gol in 1607.

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