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Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
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Addis Ababa
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Amharic
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Federal Republic
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President Mulatu Teshome
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94.1 million
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$315.99
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Ethiopian Birr
Welcome to Ethiopia
In 2015 Ethiopia was named as the World’s Best Tourism Destination! It was given the award by the European Council on Tourism and Trade, who praised its outstanding natural beauty, dramatic landscapes and ancient culture.
Ethiopia has nine UNESCO World Heritage sites.
Situated in the Horn of Africa, Ethiopia is a rugged, landlocked country split by the Great Rift Valley. With archaeological finds dating back more than 3 million years; it’s a place of ancient culture.
Ethiopia is a land of wonder and enchantment, a country with one of the richest histories on the African continent, a land of contrasts and surprises, of remote and wild places, home to cultured and friendly people who are descended from some of the world’s oldest civilizations.
Top Destinations in Ethiopia
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Lalibela
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Semien National Park
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The Blue Nile Falls (Tisisat Falls)
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The Rift Valley
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Addis Abeba
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Addis Ababa
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Other
Lalibela
Outstanding Universal Value!
Lalibela, a small town in Northern Ethiopia, is home to 11 spectacular churches carved both inside and out from a single rock some 900 years ago. Their construction is attributed to King Lalibela who set out to build a ‘New Jerusalem’ in the 12th century, after Muslim conquests halted Christian pilgrimages to the Holy Land.
The chiseled creations have turned this mountain town into a place of pride and pilgrimage for worshipers of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church.
There is a belief that Lalibela pilgrims share the same blessing as pilgrims to Jerusalem.
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Park
Semien National Park
Massive erosion over the years on the Ethiopian plateau has created one of the most spectacular landscapes in the world, with jagged mountain peaks, deep valleys and sharp precipices dropping some 1,500m.
Semien National Park is home to some extremely rare animals such as the Gelada baboon, the Simien fox and the Walia ibex, a goat found nowhere else in the world.
The park is an exotic setting with unique wildlife and breath-taking views on a landscape shaped by nature and traditional agriculture. The natural beauties of this region have always filled visitors from Ethiopia and abroad with awe.
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Water
The Blue Nile Falls (Tisisat Falls)
The River Nile is the longest river in Africa; from Lake Tana, the Blue Nile, known locally as Abbay, flows from Ethiopia to meet the White Nile in Khartoum to form the great river that gives life to Egypt and the Sudan.
It has been said that the Blue Nile contributes up to 80% of the Nile’s flow. Nowhere is it more spectacular than when it thunders over the Tisisat Falls near Bahar Dar. Here millions of gallons of water cascade over the cliff face and into a gorge, creating spectacular rainbows, in one of the most awe-inspiring displays in Africa, earning it the name 'Smoking Water'.
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Other
The Rift Valley
The Ethiopian Rift Valley, which is part of the famous East African Rift Valley, comprises numerous hot springs, beautiful lakes and a variety of wildlife.
The valley is the result of two parallel faults in the earth's surface, between which in distant geological time, the crust was weakened and the land subsided.
Ethiopia is often referred to as the 'water tower' of Eastern Africa because of the many rivers that pour off the high tableland. A chain of seven lakes marks the Great Rift Valley’s passage through Ethiopia; each of the seven lakes has its own special life and character and provides ideal habitats for the exuberant variety of flora and fauna that make the region a beautiful and exotic destination.
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City
Addis Ababa
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia’s sprawling capital in the highlands, bordering the Great Rift Valley, is the country’s commercial and cultural hub.
Addis Ababa has paramount attraction with its precious and diverse natural gifts, day-to-day cultural activities of its dwellers, as well as its historical tract and the process of the establishment of the city and its long history that makes it unique.
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Lalibela
Outstanding Universal Value!
Lalibela, a small town in Northern Ethiopia, is home to 11 spectacular churches carved both inside and out from a single rock some 900 years ago. Their construction is attributed to King Lalibela who set out to build a ‘New Jerusalem’ in the 12th century, after Muslim conquests halted Christian pilgrimages to the Holy Land.
The chiseled creations have turned this mountain town into a place of pride and pilgrimage for worshipers of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church.
There is a belief that Lalibela pilgrims share the same blessing as pilgrims to Jerusalem.
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Semien National Park
Massive erosion over the years on the Ethiopian plateau has created one of the most spectacular landscapes in the world, with jagged mountain peaks, deep valleys and sharp precipices dropping some 1,500m.
Semien National Park is home to some extremely rare animals such as the Gelada baboon, the Simien fox and the Walia ibex, a goat found nowhere else in the world.
The park is an exotic setting with unique wildlife and breath-taking views on a landscape shaped by nature and traditional agriculture. The natural beauties of this region have always filled visitors from Ethiopia and abroad with awe.
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The Blue Nile Falls (Tisisat Falls)
The River Nile is the longest river in Africa; from Lake Tana, the Blue Nile, known locally as Abbay, flows from Ethiopia to meet the White Nile in Khartoum to form the great river that gives life to Egypt and the Sudan.
It has been said that the Blue Nile contributes up to 80% of the Nile’s flow. Nowhere is it more spectacular than when it thunders over the Tisisat Falls near Bahar Dar. Here millions of gallons of water cascade over the cliff face and into a gorge, creating spectacular rainbows, in one of the most awe-inspiring displays in Africa, earning it the name 'Smoking Water'.
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The Rift Valley
The Ethiopian Rift Valley, which is part of the famous East African Rift Valley, comprises numerous hot springs, beautiful lakes and a variety of wildlife.
The valley is the result of two parallel faults in the earth's surface, between which in distant geological time, the crust was weakened and the land subsided.
Ethiopia is often referred to as the 'water tower' of Eastern Africa because of the many rivers that pour off the high tableland. A chain of seven lakes marks the Great Rift Valley’s passage through Ethiopia; each of the seven lakes has its own special life and character and provides ideal habitats for the exuberant variety of flora and fauna that make the region a beautiful and exotic destination.
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Addis Ababa
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia’s sprawling capital in the highlands, bordering the Great Rift Valley, is the country’s commercial and cultural hub.
Addis Ababa has paramount attraction with its precious and diverse natural gifts, day-to-day cultural activities of its dwellers, as well as its historical tract and the process of the establishment of the city and its long history that makes it unique.