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WORLD HERITAGES –
ETHIOPIA
SIMIEN MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK
Ethiopia’s only Natural World Heritage Site, Simien Mountains
National Park is renowned for its spectacular montane
scenery and the presence of endemic animals such as Walia
ibex and gelada baboon.
Registered - 1978
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ROCK-HEWN CHURCHES OF LALIBELA
The mediaeval complex of rock-hewn churches at Lalibela is sub-
Saharan Africa's most breathtaking historical site, comprising as it does
eleven churches and two chapels excavated in the 12th century.
Registered – 1978
 FASIL GHEBBI AT GONDAR
The Fasil Ghebbi at Gondar - dubbed the Camelot of Africa - is renowned for its
fairytale castles and intricately decorated churches built during imperial Ethiopia’s 17th
century prime.
Registered - 1979
 AKSUM
Founded more than 3,000 years ago, the ancient capital of Aksum -
surrounded by towering obelisks and ruined palaces dating back to its
heyday - was once home to the Queen of Sheba and is now reputedly the
last resting place of the Biblical Ark of the Covenant.
Registered - 1980
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 TIYA STEALE
• A short drive south of the capital Addis Ababa, Tiya is an
archeological site comprising 36 engraved megaliths or stelae
erected in mediaeval time as to mark a mysterious burial complex of
unknown cultural affiliations.
 LOWER AWASH VALLEY
PALEONTOLOGICAL SITE
• Though not geared towards tourism, the Lower Valley of the Awash
River is one of Africa’s most important paleontological sites, having
yielded numerous important hominid fossils including the 3.2-million-
year old Australopithecus afarensis female nicknamed Lucy.
• Registered in 1980
 LOWER OMO VALLEY
PALEONTOLOGICAL SITE
• he Lower Valley of the Omo River is another important but difficult-
to-explore paleontological region, having yielded Australopithecus
and Homo fossils dating back 2.4 million years.
• Registered - 1980
 HARAR - JUGOL
• The walled citadel of Harar Jugol is the the fourth-holiest city in
the Islamic world, after Mecca, Medina and Jerusalem, and its
48 hectares are crammed with an incredible 82 mosques and
438 other shrines.
• Registered - 2006
 KONSO – CULTURAL LANDSCAPE
• The most striking feature of the Konso Cultural Landscape is its warren-
like terraced hilltop villages and anthropomorphic wooden grave-
markers known as waka.
 INTANGIBLE HERITAGES
Mekel Demera – 2013
• the commemoration feast of the finding of the true holy cross of
Christ, on the 27th September
 INTANGIBLE HERITAGES
Fiche Chambalala – 2015
• the new year festival of the Sidama people, in August
 INTANGIBLE HERITAGES
Geda System – 2016
• an indigenous democratic socio-political system of the Oromo
people
 REFERENCES
• www.jupiterinternationalhotel.com
• www.Ethiopia.travel
• https://ich.unesco.org/en/state/ethiopia-ET
• https://allafrica.com/stories/201312060344.html
• https://whc.unesco.org/en/statesparties/et
BOOK WORLD HERITAGES
• 12 book world heritages
• Registered in 1997
• 3 lettere
• 9 books
 REFERENCES

• http://www.moct.gov.et/
• National archives and Library Agency
• https://allafrica.com/ 2000
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