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The Rock Hewn Churches of Lalibela

root January 30, 2018 The Rock Hewn Churches of Lalibela2018-02-01T11:22:10+00:00 Major Tourist Destinations 48 Comments

Registered as World Heritage in 1978, the rock hewn churches of Lalibela are exceptionally fine examples of a long-established Ethiopian building tradition. Monolithic churches are to be found all over…

Fasil Ghebbi and other monuments of Gondar

root January 30, 2018 Fasil Ghebbi and other monuments of Gondar2018-02-01T11:22:27+00:00 Major Tourist Destinations No Comment

Registered as World Heritage in 1979, the in Gondar Amhara region is an outstanding testimony of the modern Ethiopian civilization on the northern plateau of Tana. The characteristics of the style…

Tiya Stelae

root January 30, 2018 Tiya Stelae2018-02-01T11:23:27+00:00 Major Tourist Destinations 40 Comments

Registered as World Heritagein 1980, Tiya is among the most important of the roughly 160 archaeological sites discovered so far in the Soddo region, south of Addis Ababa. The site…

Axum Obelisk

root January 30, 2018 Axum Obelisk2018-02-01T11:23:14+00:00 Major Tourist Destinations No Comment

Registered as World Heritage in 1980, the ruins of the ancient city of Axum are located in Tigray region close to Ethiopia’s northern Border. They mark the location of the…

The Walled City of Harar

root January 30, 2018 The Walled City of Harar2018-02-01T12:40:01+00:00 Major Tourist Destinations 48 Comments

Registered as World Heritage in 2006, the fortified historic town of Harar is located in the eastern part of the country on a plateau with deep gorges surrounded by deserts…

Holqa Sof Omar

root January 30, 2018 Holqa Sof Omar2018-02-01T11:23:58+00:00 Major Tourist Destinations No Comment

Holqa Sof Omar is one of the most spectacular and extensive underground caverns in the world. The Sof Omar cave system formed by the the Weib River as it changed…