ula ▁is ▁attached ▁to ▁dry ▁land ▁on ▁its ▁western ▁part . ▁As ▁a ▁place ▁name , ▁the ▁word ▁" z ege " ▁sign ifies ▁a ▁pen ins ula ▁that ▁en clos es ▁two ▁rural ▁q eb ele , ▁the ▁former ▁monaster y ▁and ▁Z äg é ▁town ▁at ▁the ▁gate ▁of ▁the ▁main ▁land ▁of ▁the ▁pen ins ula . ▁At ▁present , ▁Z eg é ▁is ▁part ▁of ▁Bah ir ▁Dar ▁city ▁administration , ▁and ▁is ▁ 3 2   km ▁from ▁the ▁main ▁town , ▁the ▁capital ▁of ▁Am h ara ▁National ▁Regional ▁State . ▁The ▁origin ▁of ▁the ▁term ▁" zeg i é " ▁is ▁somewhat ▁obsc ure . ▁Inform ants ▁from ▁U ra ▁Kid ane ▁mi her et ▁mon astic ▁church , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁earliest ▁church ▁in ▁the ▁pen ins ula ▁associated ▁the ▁term ▁to ▁Deb ra ▁Z eg ag ▁and ▁Abb a ▁N ah om ; ▁where ▁as ▁some ▁mon ks ▁who ▁were ▁servants ▁of ▁M ä hal ▁Z eg i é ▁Gi y org is ▁attributed ▁the ▁term ▁to ▁Z eng ie ▁( my ▁sh aft ) ▁and ▁to ▁Ab un ▁Bet re ▁Mary am , ▁founder ▁of ▁Z eg ie ▁monaster y . ▁Still ▁another ▁church ▁scholar , ▁A leq a ▁A yn ak ulu ▁M ers ha , ▁related ▁the ▁term ▁to ▁a ▁name ▁of ▁a ▁tribe ▁called ▁Z eg ie ▁( A leq a ▁Ay nek ulu ) ▁ 1 9 5 5 ▁E . C : 4 6 6 ; ▁T ad