ANKOBAR, or ANKOBER, the capital of the new kingdom of Shoa, in the province of Efat, and southern part of Abyssinia, Lat. 9. 34. 33. N. and Long. 39. 53. E., 372 miles travelling distance south-west from the seaport of Tarjarrah, and 300 south-east of Gondar. It is built on the sloping side of a mountain 8200 feet above the level of the sea, and surrounded by an Alpine country. Pop. about 5000.