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Bezawit
palace
The
visit to Bahir Dar wouldn't be complete if a tourist doesn't
see the Bezawit Palace found some five kilometers on the
eastern suburbs. The palace was constructed by Emperor
Haile Selassie in 1959 on a hall called Bezawit. From
the palace, one c...
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Gorgora
Port
64
kilometres from Gonder and 95 kilometres from Bahir Dar, on
the northern shores of Lake Tana, Gorgora is a most
rewarding site especially for birdwatchers. This is one of
the many medieval towns of Ethiopia that served as a
temporary capital. The ...
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Wolleka-Felasha
Village
The
former 'Bete Israels' or the Ethiopian Jews or Felashas
village is situated 3 km north of the town. It is a popular
visiting place, especially for the magnificent souvenirs,
pottery and the Jewish temple. For not accepting
Christianity, the 'Bete...
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Lake
Tana Monastries
Rivaling
the attraction of the Blue Nile Falls are the thirty- seven
islands scattered about on the 3,000-square-kilometre
(1,860-square-mile) surface of Ethiopias largest body of
water, Lake Tana. Twenty of these islands shelter
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Lalibela
They
say it's the 8th wonder of the world. Once the thriving and
populous capital city of medieval dynasty, Lalibela, is
indeed the 8th wonder with its 13 rock-hewn churches cut out
of a solid red volcanic rock. Some of the churches
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Portugeses
Bridge
Ras
Dashen (alternatively Ras Dashan or Ras Dejen, Ras Däjän,
"head guard") is the highest mountain in Ethiopia,
and is the fourth-highest mountain in Africa. Part of Semien
Mountains National Park, it reaches an elevation
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Adigrat
Church
Adigrat
is a town in the Tigray Region (or kilil) of Ethiopia.
Located at latitude 14° 16' N and longitude 39° 27' E
below a high ridge to the west, Adigrat is between Mek'ele
and Senafe in Eritrea and is considered to be a
strategically important
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Mekele
Palace
Mekele
is situated on the bottom of hills, and was founded by
Emperor Yohannes IV as his capital when he relocated his
power base from Debra Berhane to Mekele in 1881. Yohnnes
built a number of churches including the
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Mosque
of
Negashi
According
to Dr. Lapso G. Dilebo, a renowned Ethiopian
Historian, Ethiopia is the first country to officially
embrace the teachings of Islam. During the initiation period
of Islam, the Prophet Mohammed sent his family members
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Aba
Jifar Palace
This
is the biggest and most modern town of the west with a green
and friendly atmosphere. It was the capital of the kingdom
of Jimma (founded in the 14th century) which became powerful
by the trade of coffee and reached the summit
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Addis
Ababa
Addis
Ababa (the name means 'new flower') is of fairly recent
origin - Menelik 11 founded the city in 1887. Situated in
the foothills of the Entoto Mountains and standing 2,400
metres above sea level it is the third highest capital in
the world.
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Tiya
Tiya
is among the most important of the roughly 160
archaeological sites discovered so far in the Soddo region,
south of Addis Ababa. The site contains 36 monuments,
including 32 carved stelae covered with symbols, most of
which are
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Sheikh
Hussein
Sheikh
Hussein is a village in south eastern Ethiopia, containing
in Ethiopian Muslim eyes the most sacred place in that
country: the tomb of the thirteenth century Sheikh Hussein,
who introduced Islam to the Sidamo people who had
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Gondar
They
say you have only to stroll through the banqueting halls and
gaze down from the balconies of the many castles and palaces
here to imagine the intrigue and pageantry that took place
back in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries,
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Axum
Although
its very early history is still unknown, Ethiopian legends
first recorded in the fourteenth-century Kebre Nagast (Book
of Kings) make Axum the capital of the Queen of Sheba in the
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Yeha
Ethiopia's
historic route begins with a glance at the tantalizing
remains of Yeha - the country's earliest high civilization.
In a remote part of Tigray region, Yeha lies several hours
drive from the more accessible city of Axum,
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Debre
Libanos Monastry
Getting
out of Addis on a day trip is always a good idea. Taking the
road to Debre Libanos guarantees that you will have
spectacular scenery. There arent that many interesting stops
along the road. The beauty is in the drive itself.
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Zegie
Peninsula
The
peninsular monastery of Zegie, Wura Kidane Mihirets design
is similar to that of Kibran Gebriel. Many visitors note
that Wura has a more decorated building with colourful
frescoes depicting scenes from the bible and the history
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Adwa
The
Battle of Adwa, in which Ethiopian forces under Emperor
Menelik II united to defeat an invading force of Italian
troops, was one of the most significant turning points in
the history of modern Africa. It occurred, in 1896, w
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Harrar
Harar
is a walled city which stands on the eastern wall of the
Great Rift Valley and is the provincial capital of
Ethiopia's largest administrative region, Hararge. The
city's location gives wonderful views of the surrounding
country -
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Ethiopia
Ethiopia
is the oldest independent country in Sub Saharan Africa. The
earliest evidence of Ethiopian history was in around 1000BC
when the Queen of Sheba visited King Solomon. The first
recorded kingdom in Ethiopia grew around
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