1. Bahir Dar
(Cities/Bahir dar)

... islands scattered about on its 3,000 square kilometer (1,860 square mile) surface, twenty of which shelter churches and monasteries both historically and culturally significant as the repository of i...

2. Orthodox
(Religion/Religion)

...odox Church was established at the beginning of the fourth century, making it one of the oldest established churches in the world. ...

3. Churches in Tana Lake
(History/Heritage)

... two lakes of Ethiopia with historical significance, with thirty-seven islands, twenty of which are home to churches and monasteries. Lake Tana, wrongly identified as the source of the ...

4. Gondar
(History/Heritage)

...um of a horse named Zobel, belonging to Fasilada, Iyasu, or some other Gondarine monarch of former times. Churches in Gondar Also of interest is Qusquam, a church housing many fine old Gondarine m...

5. Lalibela
(History/Heritage)

...ers (the Eighth, you may call it) of the World, Lalibela owes its fame to the incredibly fashioned Lalibela churches, all carved out of red solid volcanic rock by carpenters, with the help, during the...

6. The middle Ages
(History/Medieval)

...alibela) in Lasta, which was its capital as long as it lasted. It was during these years that the rock-hewn Churches of Lalibela were built. The Solomonic Dynasty was restored in 1270 by Yekuno Amlak....

7. Lalibela
(History/Ancient)

... same with a peak around 11th century, the people of Lalibela devoted themselves to the construction of new churches and monasteries sculpted out of solid volcanic rock which today is enlisted as a wo...

8. Heritage
(Category Blog)

... the historic splendour of Ethiopia, evidence of whose extraordinary past is everywhere, from its rock-hewn churches, still places of living worship, to its ancient historical traditions and magnifice...