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Showing posts with label ETHIOPIA. Show all posts
Showing posts with label ETHIOPIA. Show all posts
March 6, 2020

3450 ETHIOPIA (Amhara) - Tomb of Adam - part of Rock-Hewn Churches, Lalibela (UNESCO WHS)

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Impressive in its simplicity, the Tomb of Adam is a huge square block of stone stands in a deep trench in front of the western face of...
February 23, 2020

3434 ETHIOPIA (Harari) - Harar Jugol, the Fortified Historic Town (UNESCO WHS)

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3434 Duke's Gate in Harar Jugol The walled city Harar functioned as the capital of the Harari Kingdom from 1520 to 1568, became ...
February 21, 2020

3431 ETHIOPIA (Oromia / Afar) - Lower Valley of the Awash (UNESCO WHS)

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The course of the Awash River is entirely contained within the boundaries of Ethiopia and empties into a chain of interconnected lak...
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December 24, 2019

3302 ETHIOPIA (Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region) - Gurage Landscape

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Gurage is a zone named for the Gurage people , an Habesha Ethiosemitic -speaking ethnic group whose homeland lies in this zone. Most ...
November 29, 2017

3208 ETHIOPIA (Oromia) - Mount Ziqualla

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Located at 85km East from Addis Ababa , Mount Ziqualla is an extinct volcano rising to 600m above sea level and dominating the western...
November 24, 2016

2879 ETHIOPIA (Amhara) - Simien National Park (UNESCO WHS)

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2879 Walia ibex in Simien National Park Simien National Park covers the Simien Mountains and includes Ras Dashan , the highest poin...
November 19, 2016

2873 ETHIOPIA (Oromia) - Holqa Sof Omar: Natural and Cultural Heritage (UNESCO WHS - Tentative List)

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With a 16km length, Sof Omar Caves is one of the most spectacular and extensive underground caverns in the world. It is situated to th...
August 29, 2016

2720 ETHIOPIA (Tigray) - Aksum (UNESCO WHS)

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Situated in the highlands of northern Ethiopia , Aksum symbolizes the wealth and importance of the civilization of the ancient Aksumi...
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August 27, 2016

2709 ETHIOPIA - Ge'ez script

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In terms of writing systems, Ethiopia's principal orthography is the Ge'ez script , also known as Ethiopic, considered one of t...
March 15, 2016

2383 ETHIOPIA (Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples Region) - Tiya (UNESCO WHS)

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Located in central Ethiopia , in the Gurage Zone of the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples Region , the town of Tiya is bes...
February 14, 2016

2295 ETHIOPIA (Amhara) - Blue Nile Falls

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Generally regarded as the longest river in the world, Nile is one of the most famous of the rivers, mainly because it provided a cruci...
December 23, 2015

2142 ETHIOPIA (Addis Ababa) - Saint Raguel Church at Entoto

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Mount Entoto , the highest peak (3,200m) overlooking the city of Addis Ababa , the capital of Ethiopia , is a historical place where Em...
December 7, 2015

0139, 0937, 2106 ETHIOPIA (Amhara) - Fasil Ghebbi, Gondar Region (UNESCO WHS)

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0937 Fasil Ghebbi - The curtain wall Posted on 07.03.2012, 02.01.2014, and 07.12.2015 Fasil Ghebbi is a fortress-enclosure in Gonda...
August 21, 2015

1842 ETHIOPIA (Amhara) - Bete Ghiorgis (House of Saint George) - part of Rock-Hewn Churches, Lalibela (UNESCO WHS)

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Located in the southwest of the village of Lalibela , on a sloping rock terrace, Bete Ghiorgis (House of St. George) is one of the bes...
May 3, 2015

1559 ETHIOPIA (Dire Dawa) - A market in Dire Dawa

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Dire Dawa is one of two chartered cities in Ethiopia (the other being the capital, Addis Ababa ), and also the second city in populat...
August 6, 2014

ETHIOPIA (Amhara) - Rock-Hewn Churches, Lalibela (UNESCO WHS)

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In a mountainous region in the heart of Ethiopia (the second country which adopted Christianity, after Armenia , in the first half of the 4...