Heritage

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• There are about rock-hewn churches in Tigray,

  Jul 11, 2016 by Admin / 297 Views

  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

  Jul 11, 2016 by Admin / 292 Views

  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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• Sebastopol Cannon

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  Sebastopol Cannon

  There were industrial activities at Gafat, near Debre Tabor during the reign of Emperor Tewodros II in the 1860’s manufacturing cannons and mortars.

  • The highlight was the mortar ‘Sebastopol’ weighing 6.27 metric tons and designed to fire 500 kilograms cannon ball.
  • The size of this cannon had no parallel in its time in Africa.

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