1. Harar
(Cities/Harar)

Harar, locaed about 523 kilometers (324 miles) from Addis Ababa, in many aspects stands out in historical splendour, considering modern Ethiopian history, as we will further entail, and has also manag

2. Gondar
(Cities/Gondar)

...nd during the British bombing during the Ethiopian liberation campaign of 1941, too, took its toll of several historical buildings with the only consolation, perhaps even blessing, being the fact that...

3. Dire Dawa
(Cities/Dire Dawa)

Next to Addis Ababa, perhaps, Dire Dawa is the most cosmopolitan city in Ethiopia and a melting pot of both traditional and contemporary cultures, founded in 1902, when the construction of the only ra

4. Bahir Dar
(Cities/Bahir dar)

...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 innumerable treasures. A p...

5. Axum
(Cities/Axum)

The city, which is 1005 kilometers (623 miles) from Addis Ababa, can be reached by surface as well as by air, and it can be visited virtually all year round. The city, which is 1005 kilometers (623 mi

6. Addis Ababa
(Cities/Addis Ababa)

...AU) and now Africa Union (AU) since 1963. Addis Ababa has several monuments of which the most prominent and historical are the following, which many times as you will see is dedication to the many h...

7. Addis Ababa's History
(Cities/Addis Ababa)

Addis Ababa was founded by Emperor Menelik II towards the end of the 1880s, his eventual permanent capital city, however, the first such capital after the decline of Gondar in the latter half of the 1

8. Churches in Tana Lake
(History/Heritage)

Wrongly identified as the source of the Blue Nile Lake Tana is one of the two lakes of Ethiopia with historical significance, with thirty-seven islands, twenty of which are home to churches and monast

9. Gondar
(History/Heritage)

Referred to by some as "The Camelot of Africa", Gondar is singularly famous for the many castles and other imperial structures built by Fasiladas (1632-1667) and several of his successors.

10. Lalibela
(History/Heritage)

Undoubtedly Lalibela is site of one of the Wonders (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 volcani

11. Axum
(History/Heritage)

Ethiopian legend has it that the famous Church of St. Mary of Zion in Axum is the repository of the Ark of the Covenant. Axum is equally, if not more, mysterious for the seven monolithic stelae fashio

12. Modern history
(History/Modern)

External impacts led to the temporarily failure of realization of Emperor Tewodros II vision of Ethiopia, when he shot himself during the siege of Maqdala in 1867. Shouldering his vision Emperor Menil

13. Lalibela
(History/Ancient)

Earlier Adefa later known as Lalibela, named after the king of the same with a peak around 11th century, the people of Lalibela devoted themselves to the construction of new churches and monasteries

14. Axum's History
(History/Ancient)

Even though much of Axum's history is still shrouded in semi-darkness, it is clear that Axum was and still is the captial of the Christianity religion, reaching it's peak at the reign of Ezana in the

15. Heritage
(Category Blog)

...extraordinary past is everywhere, from its rock-hewn churches, still places of living worship, to its ancient historical traditions and magnificent cultures. Ethiopia is a nation of surprises, full of...

16. Economy
(Category Blog)

...ivation practices. Coffee is critical to the Ethiopian economy with exports of some $156 million in 2002, but historically low prices have seen many farmers switching to qat(a kind of narcotic used to...

17. Cities
(Section Blog)

...es, which accommodates the Library, with one of the biggest collection of books, and an archive with numerous historical documents on Ethiopian history and cultures, as well as the Ethnological museum...