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Hilala is a one -stop tour and trave l ope rator
base d in this ble sse d nation - Ethiopia. W e
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de stinations, as we ll as airline tick e ts to
anywhe re in the world.
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sightse e ing pack age s, hote l
accom m odations, cam ping arrange m e nt
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Lalibela: the New Jerusalem
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The small town of Lalibela in Ethiopia is home to one of the
world's most astounding sacred sites: eleven rock-hewn
churches, each carved entirely out of a single block of granite
with its roof at ground level.
Of Lalibela's 8-10,000 people, over 1,000 are priests.
Religious ritual is central to the life of the town, with regular
processions, extensive fasts, crowds of singing and dancing
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2. priests. This, combined with its extraordinary religious
architecture and simplicity of life, gives the city of Lalibela a
distinctively timeless, almost biblical atmosphere.
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Denakil Depression: Afar
The Danakil (Dallol) Depression, which straddles the
Eritrean border to the east of the Tigrian Highlands, is
officially listed as the hottest place on earth. Much of this vast
and practically unpopulated region lies below sea level -116
m at Dallol one of the driest and most tectonically active
areas on the planet.
The Danakil is an area of singular geological fascination: a
strange lunar landscape studded with active volcanoes,
malodorous sulfur-caked hot springs, solidified black lava
flows, and vast salt-encrusted basins.
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Fasiledes Castles
Fasiledes Castles doesn’t only have the castle of the great
king Fasiledes. It also has other castles built by his
successors as King of Kings of Ethiopia.
The castles are found in the historic city of Gondar which
ones served as capital city of Ethiopia. Gondar is 50
kilometers north of Lake Tana, 700 kilometers north of Addis
Ababa and nestles in the foothills of the Semien mountains
at an altitude of 2,200 meters above sea level. Gondar,
founded by King Fasiledes in 1636, was the capital of
Ethiopia for nearly 200 years.
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Axum
Axum or Aksum is a city in northern Ethiopia which was the
original capital of the eponymous kingdom of Axum. Axum
was a naval and trading power that ruled the region from 400
BC into the 10th century.
These obelisks, also called stelae, are known to be the
tallest single pieces of stone ever quarried and erected in
the ancient world. Their age and use is a complete mystery.
Some scholars, extrapolating from ancient coins found at the
base of the giant pillars, suggest that they may have been
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3. base of the giant pillars, suggest that they may have been
carved and erected around the beginning of the 4th century
AD. Due to their proximity to nearby tombs, the obelisks may
possibly have been used as memorials to deceased kings
and queens, but this is only a speculation.
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