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MEDHANE ALEM ADI KASHO CHURCH
Churches cathedrals basilicas and chapels
Considered one of the oldest churches in Tigray, it dates back to the 10th ...Read more
2024
MIKAEL MELHAIZENGI CHURCH
Churches cathedrals basilicas and chapels
A 20-minute walk from the Petros and Paulos church, this sanctuary can be ...Read more
2024
PETROS AND PAULOS CHURCH
Churches cathedrals basilicas and chapels
Partially excavated and partially constructed, the church appears to be ...Read more
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MARIAM WUKRO CHURCH
Churches cathedrals basilicas and chapels
There's nothing on the façade to suggest the refinement of the interior of ...Read more
Megab
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ABOUNA GABRA MIKAEL CHURCH
Churches cathedrals basilicas and chapels
This little-visited church is remarkably well carved and features a richly ...Read more
Megab
2024
YOHANNES MAEQDI CHURCH
Churches cathedrals basilicas and chapels
The church is hemmed in by narrow sandstone walls that open onto two doors, ...Read more
Degoum
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NERGA SELASSIE CHURCH
Churches cathedrals basilicas and chapels
The island of Deq, 5 km in diameter, is the largest on the lake. It is ...Read more
2024
MONASTERE DABRA MARIAM
Churches cathedrals basilicas and chapels
The eponymous island can be reached from the eastern shore of the lake, on ...Read more
2024
TANA CHERKOS CHURCH
Churches cathedrals basilicas and chapels
The island is less interesting for the rectangular church it houses, which ...Read more
2024
DEGA ESTIFANOS MONASTERY
Abbey monastery and convent
This is one of the highlights of a visit to the religious sites of Lake ...Read more
2024
KEBRAN GABRIEL MONASTERY
Abbey monastery and convent
The nearest monastery island, Bahar Dar, is around 30 minutes away by boat. ...Read more
2024
CHURCH OF ASHETEN MARIAM
Religious buildings
The sanctuary is hidden away at the top of Mount Asheten, which dominates ...Read more
2024
LEBANESE BETA ABBA
Churches cathedrals basilicas and chapels
Church built in twenty-four hours by King Lalibela's wife, with dangerously ...Read more
2024
BETA AMANUEL
Churches cathedrals basilicas and chapels
A purely monolithic church measuring 18.5 m long and 12.5 m wide, with a ...Read more
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BETA MERCURIOS
Churches cathedrals basilicas and chapels
Lalibela's second-largest church features beautiful 15th-century frescoes ...Read more
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BETA GEBRIEL-RUFAEL
Churches cathedrals basilicas and chapels
Hypogeum church transformed into a religious site featuring a veritable ...Read more
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BETA DABRA SINA AND BETA GOLGOTHA
Churches cathedrals basilicas and chapels
The Dabra Sina and Golgotha churches share a common entrance symbolizing ...Read more
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BETA DENAGHEL
Religious buildings
Small, very irregular church, approx. 5 m by 5 m and 3.6 m high, dedicated ...Read more
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BETA MESKEL
Religious buildings
10 m x 3 m semi-monolithic troglodytic church with ten bas-relief arches ...Read more
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BETA MEDHANE ALEM
Religious buildings
The world's largest monolithic church, 33.5 m long, 23.5 m wide and 11 m ...Read more
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GENET MARIAM CHURCH
Religious buildings
Founded, according to legend, by King Yekouno Amlak, restorer of the ...Read more
2024
CHURCH OF YEMREHANNA KRISTOS
Religious buildings
If there's one must-do excursion from Lalibela, this is it! The church of ...Read more
2024
CHURCH OF ARBATU ENSESSA
Religious buildings
It is located 5 km along the road to Yemrehanna Kristos. The church of the ...Read more
Bilbila
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CHURCH OF BILBILA GIORGIS
Religious buildings
Monolithic church with bees that produce honey considered sacred and ...Read more
Bilbila
2024
GISHEN MONASTERY
Abbey monastery and convent
Along with Dabra Damo, the Gishen monastery is one of the most venerated in ...Read more
Dessié
2024
ESTIFANOS MONASTERY
Religious buildings
The sanctuary, located on a peninsula, is home to a community of around 30 ...Read more
Hayq
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MONASTERY OF GUNDA GUNDE
Abbey monastery and convent
A shrill hiss echoes from the path between two rock faces. According to ...Read more
2024
CHURCH OF DEBRE SINA SAINTE MARYAM
Religious buildings
Like many churches in Ethiopia, this church bears the name "Mount Sinai". ...Read more
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MONASTERY OF DEBRE LIBANOS
Religious buildings
It is one of the most venerated monasteries in Ethiopia. Its founder, Takla ...Read more
2024
AZWA MARYAM AND MEHAL GIYORGIS
Religious buildings
14th-century circular church 1.5 km from Ura Kidane on Lake Tana, with ...Read more
Lac Tana
2024
MEKINA MEDHANE ALEM
Churches cathedrals basilicas and chapels
Although this cave (named after a church in Lalibela) is less spectacular ...Read more
2024
CHURCH OF BILBILA KIRKOS
Religious buildings
Semi-monolithic religious sanctuary with beautiful frescoes and interesting ...Read more
Bilbila
2024
WUKRO MESKEL KRISTOS
Religious buildings
This monolithic church, excavated from the rock, stands on a stepped base ...Read more
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BETA MARIAM
Religious buildings
This rather modest monolithic church is still the object of intense ...Read more
Lalibela