The altitude of this district ranges from 500 metres (1,600 ft) above sea level at the bottom of the canyon of the Abay to 4,247 metres (13,934 ft); the highest point in this district, as well as in the South Wollo Zone, is Mount Tabor, which lies on the border with Legambo.

The Abay is crossable at Daga ford, which connects this woreda with Enbise Sar Midir in Misraq Gojjam.

Notable landmarks include the monastery of Tadbaba Maryam, which was founded during the reign of emperor Minilik I.

Holding the tabot of Tadbaba Mariam, Emperor Gelawdewos defeated the Imam Ahmad Gragn in the Battle of Wayna Daga, near Dembiya woreda in Begemdir.

[3] According to Hormuzd Rassam, Tewodros II's mother, Atitegeb Wondbewossen, was a native of Amhara Sayint.