Rock-Hewn Churches, Lalibela
<p>The 11 medieval monolithic cave churches of this 13th-century 'New Jerusalem' are situated in a mountainous region in the heart of Ethiopia…
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Rock-Hewn Churches, Lalibela
12.0333° N, 38.8167° E
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<p>The 11 medieval monolithic cave churches of this 13th-century 'New Jerusalem' are situated in a mountainous region in the heart of Ethiopia near a traditional village with circular-shaped dwellings. Lalibela is a high place of Ethiopian Christianity, still today a place of pilmigrage and devotion.</p>
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Ethiopia
12.03° N, 38.82° E
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