ANKOBER, a town in, and at one time capital of, the king dom of Shoa, Abyssinia, 90 m. N.E. of Adis Ababa, in 9° 34' N.,
54' E., on a mountain about 85oo ft. above the sea. Ankober was made (c. 189o) by Menelek II. the place of detention of political prisoners. Pop. c. 3,000.
