Bet Giyorgis

Digging deep - Lalibela

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October 14th 2008
Lalibela is certainly the most famous and the most visited place in Ethiopia. There were at least 30 tourists in the town… It deserves to be that famous as it contains 11 absolutely amazing rock hewn churches within 10 minutes from each other. The churches were built on the order of King Lalibela which as the legend has it visited Jerusalem and on ... read more

Africa » Ethiopia » Amhara Region » Lalibela

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Unique among African countries, the ancient Ethiopian monarchy maintained its freedom from colonial rule, with the exception of the 1936-41 Italian occupation during World War II. In 1974 a military junta, the Derg, deposed Emperor Haile SELASSIE (wh... ... read more