Lalibela
Visited in September 2019
At a glance
- Country
- Ethiopia
- Region
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- Population
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- Type
- Town of Ethiopia
- Coordinates
- 12.03°N, 39.04°E
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Overview
Lalibela (Amharic: ላሊበላ, romanized: Lalibäla) is a town in the Amhara Region of Ethiopia. Located in the Lasta district and North Wollo Zone, it is a tourist site for its famous rock-cut monolithic churches designed in contrast to the earlier monolithic churches in Ethiopia. The whole of Lalibela is a large and important site for the antiquity, medieval, and post-medieval civilization of Ethiopia. To some Christians, Lalibela is one of Ethiopia's holiest cities, and a center of pilgrimage.
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