Heritage sites, Archaeological discoveries, History of Archaeology

Simien National Park

Location

Gondar Region

Country

Ethiopia

Year of Research

1978

Culture

Immense erosion over the years on the Ethiopian plateau has formed one of the most magnificent landscapes in the world, with jagged mountain peaks, deep valleys and sharp precipices dropping some 1,500 m.
The park is home to some enormously rare animals such as the Gelada baboon, the Simien fox and the Walia ibex, a goat found nowhere else in the world.