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THE PLACES OF ETHIOPIA |
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LAKE TANA AND GONDAR |
Gondar, located on a mountain at 2,300 metres above sea level in the north of the country, was founded by the Emperor Fasiladas ar ...
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LALIBELA |
In the province of Lasta, the ancient village of Roha took the name of the Emperor Lalibela (1181-1221), whose name literally mean ...
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AXUM AND THE TIGRAY |
The legend of Axum began around the time of King Solomon (950 B.C.). It tells of a young woman named Makeda who destroyed the serp ...
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SIMIEN PARK |
Simien in Amharic means “north” and indeed this mountainous massif is located in the north of the Ethiopian plateau. It reaches a ...
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EASTERN ETHIOPIA - HARAR |
Located to the east of the country on a branch of the Ethiopian plateau, Harar has always been the heart of Muslim Ethiopia and is ...
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DANAKIL DESERT |
The Danakil Desert is located between the Ethiopian plateau and the Red Sea. The salt plain near Dallol is the lowest part at 116 ...
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BALE MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK |
The Bale massif and its national park are located on the Ethiopian plateau and reach a height of 4,000 metres above sea level. The ...
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SOUTHERN ETHIOPIA |
The Ethiopian mountain plateau slopes towards the south, crossed by the enormous Rift Valley. The Rift Valley is essentially a hug ...
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WESTERN ETHIOPIA |
To the west, the mountain plateau slopes towards the Sudan. Here are located the fertile regions of the great coffee plantations a ...
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DJIBOUTI |
The Republic of Djibouti is located between the Tropic of Cancer and the Equator. Its position at the end of the Red Sea and the b ...
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SOMALILAND |
The Republic of Somaliland is located in the Horn of Africa and borders onto Djibouti, Ethiopia and Somalia. It was proclaimed an ...
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