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Balakurda Destination Guide

Discover Balakurda in Ethiopia

Balakurda in the region of Amhara Region is a place located in Ethiopia - some 210 mi or ( 338 km ) North of Addis Ababa , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Balakurda

Local time in Balakurda is now 09:58 PM (Tuesday) . The local timezone is named " Africa/Addis Ababa " with a UTC offset of 3 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Weld Nigus, Tocoasciutz, Massawa, Mek'ele, and Laidaba Gheorghis. When in this area, you might want to check out Weld Nigus . We discovered some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Balakurda ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Lalibela Churches, Ethiopia

4:13 min by tozo333
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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)

1:48 min by TripAdvisorTRIPWOWu
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We are really in Ethiopia now Carolerich's photos around Lalibela, Ethiopia

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Snippett from Lalibela 4 hour mule ride to Asheten Mariam

1:10 min by David Harris
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Audrey's mule tripped and went down on its front knees as we were climbing up the mountain to visit the highest stone church in the 12 church complex at Lalibela. ..


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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 13 km away
Tags: Amhara Region, Woredas of Ethiopia

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.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 12.03 39.03 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 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.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 12.03 39.04 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
Tags: Church architecture, Monoliths, Rock cut architecture

Church of Saint George, Lalibela

The Church of St. George is one of eleven monolithic churches in Lalibela, a city in the Amhara Region of Ethiopia.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 12.03 39.04 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
Tags: 13th-century architecture, Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo church buildings, Monolithic churches in Ethiopia