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Churches Around Mekelle

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Churches Around Mekelle

Selassie Chelekot

Chelekot is a small village only 17 km south of Mekelle where a century old church by the name of Selassie (Trinity) is situated. The track to Chelekot turns off at 5 km on the Mekelle-Samre road. Selassie Chelekot is one of the great churches in Ethiopia. The church is famous for its magnificent paintings, murals and valuable church treasures.

Besides this church comes a historic mountain by the name of Imba are'adom whre the Ethiopians made a gallant stand against the Italian invaders someties before the battle of Adwa in 1936.

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Visiting Tigrai

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Visiting Tigrai Tigrai: - is the northernmost region of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia. At the heart of the Horn of Africa, it is bounded to the north by Eritrea, to the wes...

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About Mekelle

Friday, 09 January 2009 00:00 administrator
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About Mekelle

The northern city of Mekelle is one of the most pleasant places to visit in Ethiopia. The people are nice, the streets are wide and good for walking. As a foreigner, one...

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Aksum

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Aksum

Aksum, believed to be founded in the 2nd century B.C, was once the capital city of one of the world's four superpowers. One text is reported to have labeled Aksum as ''...

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Yeha Temple

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Yeha Temple

Yeha is another historic place adorned with a set of attractive rock-pillars.

Yeha is famous for its huge and remarkable temple. This temple is believed to date back to th...

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The Monastery of Gunda Gundo

Thursday, 04 February 2010 04:48 administrator

Gunda Gundo is accessed from the town of Edagahamus, 100km after Mekelle. It has an area that lies between a sheer side cliff in the west and an escarpment that drops to...

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Negash Mosque

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Negash Mosque

Negash, 10 km after Wukro, lies on a plateau commanding a magnificent view of the surrounding area.

Negash got its name from the Tigrinya word (the local language) '' Nega...

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Wukro Cherkos church

Wednesday, 28 July 2010 03:21 administrator

With no time walk or drive from Wukro town, an extraordinary church by the name of Wukro Cherkos hewn from a living rock, sweeps into sight. The town lies at 47 km along ...

Abraha Atsebaha

Wednesday, 28 July 2010 03:21 administrator

Abraha Atsebaha, another outstanding rock-hewn church, is off the way to Degum, only 15 km west of the town Wukro. A newly constructed gravel road leads to within a few m...

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