Axum

Axum is Ethiopia oldest urban settlement. It was the capital city and seat of the Queen of Sheba in the tenth century B.C.

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Gondar

Gondar, which Emperor Fasiledes-the son of Emperor Susneyos (1607-1632) founded as his capital in 1636, is the site of numerous castle-like palaces, dating from the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.

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Lake Tana

Set at an altitude of 1,830m, Lake Tana is the largest lake in Ethiopia, with a surface area of 3,673km 2, and it is also the source of the Blue Nile River...

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Harar

Harar was established by Sultan Abu Beker Mohammed in 1520. Harar, the Holy City of Ethiopia's Muslim community, is believed to be the forth-holiest city after Mecca, Medina and Jerusalem.

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Cultural Sites

Mursi : Mursi people moved east from the original Surmic nucleus and occupied the land between the Omo River and its tributary, the Mago River.  The distinctive trait of the Mursi, shared by other Surmic groups, is the labial and lobular plates worn by the women. A sma ll incision is made in the lower lip and ear lobes of a young Mursi girl during initiation rituals. A

Hamar:

The Hamar live in the Southern Omo Zone, or Omo Valley, near the Kenyan border. They share traditions and rituals with surrounding peoples. One of these traditions is the so-called 'jumping over the bull'. If a young man wants to marry the girl of his choice he will have to jump over bulls picked by the girl's family.

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Natural Sites

Simien Mountains: This park is registered as a World Heritage site by UNESCO. Located in the Simien Mountains, it occupies a surface area of 180 square kilometers. Simien means “north” in Amharic, an allusion to the position it occupies in the Gondar massif, one of the craggiest in Africa.

Bale Mountains: In the south-east part of the country, some 425kms away from Addis Ababa, the park is the largest area of Afro-alpine habitat in the whole of Africa.

Danakil (Dallol) Depression & Erta’ale Volcanoe: Erta Ale: Volcano type- Shield volcano; Location- Danakil Depression (Ethiopia), 13.60 0N/ 40.67 0E; Summit elevation- 613 m (2,011 ft); Last eruptions- 1873 (?), 1903 (?), 1904 (?), 1906, 1940, 1967-2004, 2005- ongoing; Typical eruption style- Effusive. Persistent Lava Lake.

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