Rock-hewn Churches, Lalibela

Overview

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.

Selection Criteria

(i)(ii)(iii)

Details

Countries

Ethiopia

ISO Codes

ET

Coordinates

12.0333, 38.8167