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Explore Ayna in Ethiopia

Ayna in the region of Amhara Region is a town in Ethiopia - some 216 mi or ( 348 km ) North of Addis Ababa , the country's capital city .

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Current time in Ayna is now 04:39 AM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Africa/Addis Ababa " with a UTC offset of 3 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Weld Nigus, Tocoasciutz, Massawa, Mezar T'afir, and Mek'ele. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Weld Nigus . We saw some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Ayna ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Lalibela Churches, Ethiopia

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Former capital city of Ethiopia. Trip with Tomek, Jarek and Mirka, 2002 ..

The rock churches Thechans's photos around Lalibela, Ethiopia (solid stone churches etheopeia)

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We are really in Ethiopia now Carolerich's photos around Lalibela, Ethiopia

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Churches of Lalibela - Lalibela, Ethiopia

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tripwow.tripadvisor.com - Created at TripWow by TravelPod Attractions (a TripAdvisor™ company) Churches Of Lalibela A labyrinth of tunnels with grottoes and galleries connects 11 impressive churches b ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Meket

Meket is one of the woredas in the Amhara Region of Ethiopia. It is named after a former district located approximately in this area. Located on the western side of the Semien Wollo Zone, Meket is bordered on the south by Wadla and Dawunt, on the west by the Debub Gondar Zone, on the northwest by Bugna, on the north by Lasta, on the northeast by Gidan, and on the east by Guba Lafto.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 12.00 38.75 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
Tags: Amhara Region, Woredas of Ethiopia

Bugna

Bugna (Ge'ez ቡግና būgnā, not pronounced "buña") is a woreda in the Amhara Region of Ethiopia. It is named after the former district. Located in the northwest corner of the Semien Wollo Zone, Bugna is bordered on the south by Meket, on the west by the Debub Gondar Zone, on the north by the Wag Hemra Zone, and on the east by the Lasta woreda. The main town is 'Ayne. The Lasta woreda, where Lalibela is, was split off from Bugna.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 12.33 38.75 (Lat./Long.); Less than 23 km away
Tags: Amhara Region, Woredas of Ethiopia

Amde Werq

Amde Werq (Amdework), (amdewerk) (Amharic "a pillar of gold") is a town in northern Ethiopia. Located in the Wag Hemra Zone of the Amhara Region, this town has a latitude and longitude of {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:12|20|N|38|45|E||| |primary |name= }} with an elevation of 2421 meters above sea level. Amde Werq is the administrative centre of Dehana woreda. The word Dehana means "poor come here" in Ethiopian (Amharic) language. Deha means poor and na means come to a male gender.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 12.33 38.75 (Lat./Long.); Less than 23 km away
Tags: Populated places in the Amhara Region

Lalibela

Lalibela is a town in northern Ethiopia that is famous for its monolithic rock-cut 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.

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Located at 12.03 39.03 (Lat./Long.); Less than 24 km away
Tags: Holy cities, Populated places in the Amhara Region

Monolithic church

A monolithic church or rock-hewn church is a church made from a single block of stone. The churches are usually hewn into the ground or into the side of a hill or mountain and can be of comparable architectural complexity to constructed buildings.

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Located at 12.03 39.04 (Lat./Long.); Less than 25 km away
Tags: Church architecture, Monoliths, Rock cut architecture