Rock-Hewn Churches
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Location
Amhara Region

Country
Ethiopia

Year of Research
1978

Culture
  • The 11 medieval monolithic cave churches of this 13th-century 'New Jerusalem' are situated in a mountainous region in the heart of Ethiopia near a traditional village with circular-shaped homes.
  • Lalibela is a high place of Ethiopian Christianity, still today a place of pilmigrage and dedication.