Blue Nile Falls
Just outside the settlement the river drops over a wide basalt edge into a gorge, one of the best-known natural sights in Ethiopia and the reason most visitors come here.
Minimalist map poster · Ethiopia
11.4833° N / 37.5833° E
A highland settlement beside the Blue Nile, where the river drops over basalt ledges below Lake Tana





One city, five moods
Ekamowa emwit style ouga bwe ouga ekamowa e dedaña ñan bwega. Style otata a kor eangan — eprint, eframe ke HD files.
Pixel ekwan · 24 × 36″ print filePrint-sharp
Enin 100% crop eo mai print file eo elango. Poster otata — eprint, eframe ke edownload — erender iaan server bwir e 300 DPI, dedaña ñan 7,200 × 10,800 pixels, bwe lane ekekedik ekwan ebwe crisp iaan print 24 × 36″.
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The map
T’īs Isat lies on the Ethiopian highlands of Amhara, just downstream of the point where the Blue Nile leaves Lake Tana near Bahir Dar. The name means smoke of fire, a reference to the spray that rises from the Blue Nile Falls nearby. On a map the river is the defining line: a wide channel that splits, narrows and plunges into a gorge cut through dark volcanic rock.
The settlement itself is modest in plan, with a loose network of roads and footpaths linking homesteads, fields and the approach to the falls. Most of what you see from above is the river and its edges, including braided channels upstream and the sharp turn into the gorge. Since hydropower works were built upstream, the flow over the falls varies with the season and with water use.
A T’īs Isat map poster works best as a portrait of water and terrain rather than of streets. The Blue Nile runs through the frame as the main element, with the thinner lines of village roads and paths around it. It is a spare, graphic composition that suits a place better known for its landscape than for its buildings.
Just outside the settlement the river drops over a wide basalt edge into a gorge, one of the best-known natural sights in Ethiopia and the reason most visitors come here.
Above the falls the Blue Nile spreads into several channels separated by islands and rock, giving the map a split, feathered river line instead of a single stream.
A historic stone bridge crosses the river gorge near the falls. On foot it links the two banks, and on a map it appears as a short, precise stroke across the water.
Make it yours
Add a date, a name or a line of your own, switch style, size or orientation.
Preview ededa low-resolution im watermark. Print im HD files erender iaan 300 DPI, dedaña ñan 7,200 × 10,800 px, ededa watermark.
Why T’īs Isat
This map suits travellers who have walked to the falls, and Ethiopians from the Lake Tana region who want a piece of home that is not a photograph. The river line is striking enough to carry a wall on its own.
Personalise the title, the subtitle and the coordinates line, perhaps with the date of a visit, and pick one of five styles: Classic black & white, Noir, Paper, Blueprint or Sand. Download the HD files for $9, or order a printed poster from a partner near you.
Oder poster T’īs Isat| Print size | Resolution | Files |
|---|---|---|
| 30 × 40 cm11.8 × 15.7″ | 3,543 × 4,724 px | PNG · PDF |
| 29.7 × 42 cm (A3)11.7 × 16.5″ | 3,508 × 4,961 px | PNG · PDF |
| 42 × 59.4 cm (A2)16.5 × 23.4″ | 4,961 × 7,016 px | PNG · PDF |
| 45.7 × 61 cm18 × 24″ | 5,400 × 7,200 px | PNG · PDF |
| 50 × 70 cm19.7 × 27.6″ | 5,906 × 8,268 px | PNG · PDF |
| 61 × 91.4 cm24 × 36″ | 7,200 × 10,800 px | PNG · PDF |
For comparison, the free preview is 900 px wide, watermarked and meant for screens. The HD files have up to 8× the resolution in each direction and print cleanly at full poster size.
Emwit style iaan capña page, im dogen Printed Poster — size eo, im framme ouga tomwin — ke Digital HD Files. Checkout eaer sit step, im order page bwira eupdate iaan payment eo emej.
Eprint iaan matte paper 200 gsm, iaan size eo eo, mai 30 × 40 cm ñan 24 × 36″. Poster eprint eo emeja iaan $39, shipping ededo.
Eko. Emwit frame wood solid iaan black, white, oak natural ke wood dark. Etaña shatterproof glazing im ready ñan hang. Poster eframe emeja iaan $99, shipping ededo.
Shipping ma free ägen 60+ country. Poster ngaga eo e print ägen print partner nearest ibiema 30+ country, ae e tep ägen 3–7 business day. Ngaga kor status ae tracking ibe My Orders. Country ibiema e tep 2–5 week, ae country ngaga ibe shipping e bwaren, website e ibin oen bwa ngaga pay.
Kabun photo bwira iaan 14 aean mai delivery, im bwira ereprint ededo ke erefund.
Eko. Iaan editor page eanin, ouga change title, subtitle, im coordinates line ñan tomwin ouga koda, im emwit style im size. Order eprint, eframe im digital otata ekamowa design ouga tomwin.
Iaan $9 ouga ereub 300 DPI PNG im PDF print-ready iaan size otata eo, ededa watermark, ñan print ekamowa tomwin. Ouga aewedik? Download preview ededa watermarked kabun.