Populated Places in the Amhara Region - Lalibela, Bahir Dar, Debre Berhan, Gondar, Debre Tabor, Ankober, Dessie, Were Ilu, Soqota, Weldiya (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 35. Chapters: Lalibela, Bahir Dar, Debre Berhan, Gondar, Debre Tabor, Ankober, Dessie, Were Ilu, Soqota, Weldiya, Tenta, Metemma, Amde Werq, Debre Marqos, Dembecha, Wereta, Kombolcha, Nefas Mewcha, Wuchale, Karakore, Yesmala, Gish Abay, Kemise, Mota, Ethiopia, Emfraz, Bure, Ethiopia, Gorgora, Amba Mariam, Bichena, Dabat, Majete, Dejen, Kobo, Ethiopia, Wolleka, Aliyu Amba, Dengel Ber, Debarq, Sela Dingay, Chagni, Awra Amba, Yetmen, Debre Werq, Hayq, Ethiopia, Bati, Ethiopia, Mekane Selam, Dangila, Mekane Berhan, Injibara, Addis Zemen, Finote Selam, Sede, Adet, Debre Zebit, Shewa Robit, Filakit Gereger, Dima, Gojjam, Shendi, Ethiopia, Ebenat, Delgi, Wegeltena, Yejube, Muja, Ethiopia, Ancharo, Ayikel, Amed Ber, Hara, Ethiopia. Excerpt: Lalibela is a town in northern Ethiopia, known for its monolithic churches. Lalibela is one of Ethiopia's holiest cities, second only to Aksum, and is a center of pilgrimage for much of the country. Unlike Aksum, the population of Lalibela is almost completely Ethiopian Orthodox Christian. The layout and names of the major buildings in Lalibela are widely accepted, especially by the local clergy, to be a symbolic representation of Jerusalem. This has led some experts to date the current form of its famous churches to the years following the capture of Jerusalem in 1187 by the Muslim soldier Saladin. Located in the Semien Wollo Zone of the Amhara ethnic division, or kilil at 2,500 meters above sea level, Lalibela has a latitude and longitude of . It is one of two towns in Bugna woreda. During the reign of Saint Gebre Mesqel Lalibela (a member of the Zagwe Dynasty, who ruled Ethiopia in the late 12th century and early 13th century) the current town of Lalibela was known as Roha. The saintly king was given this name due to a swarm of bees said to have surrounded him at his birth, which his mother took as...