ABOUT ETHIOPIA

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• Lalibela rock-hewn churches

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  Lalibela rock-hewn churches

  The Eleven ancient remarkable rock-hewn churches of lalibela in Wollo are world famous.

  • The ‘Bete Medhanialem’ (house of savior of the World) church in Lalibela with dimension of 33.5 meter by 23.5 meters is considered to be the largest rock hewn church in the world.

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• There are about rock-hewn churches in Tigray,

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  debre damo rock hewn church tigray

  There are about rock-hewn churches in Tigray, Northern Ethiopia.

  • Most of them are on precarious cliffs.

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• Al-Nejashi Mosque

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  Al-Nejashi Mosque

  Islam crossed the shores of the Red Sea into Axum before it was even properly established in Saudi Arabia.

  • Some of Prophet Mohammed’s relatives including 107 Muslims came to Ethiopia during the persecution of Muslims in Mecca, and settled in Nejashi, Northern Ethiopia and then returned home safely after many years.
  • Al-Nejashi in Tigray is the oldest mosque in Africa. The first building was erected in the 7th century.

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• Harar gate

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  Harar gate

  The 1000 year old city of Harar is a sacred Islamic center in the world, after Mecca and The Dome of the Rock, Jerusalem.

  • Harar has 90 mosques in one square mile.

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• Sof Omar Cave

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  Sof Omar Cave

  Sof Omar, 15 kilometers long, one of the world’s most spectacular and extensive underground caves in Bale.

  • It’s also Africa’s largest and one of the world’s biggest caves with 24 internal entrances.
  • It’s a revered place for Muslims.

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