You are here:
  1. Homepage
  2. »
  3. Ethiopia
  4. »
  5. Amhara Region
  6. » K'ech'in Mesk'el
Ethiopia Flag Icon

K'ech'in Mesk'el Destination Guide

Touring K'ech'in Mesk'el in Ethiopia

K'ech'in Mesk'el in the region of Amhara Region is a city located in Ethiopia - some 212 mi or ( 341 km ) North of Addis Ababa , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of K'ech'in Mesk'el

Time in K'ech'in Mesk'el is now 08:18 AM (Wednesday) . The local timezone is named " Africa/Addis Ababa " with a UTC offset of 3 hours. Depending on your travel resources, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Djibouti, Weld Nigus, Muja, Massawa, and Mek'ele. Being here already, consider visiting Djibouti . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for K'ech'in Mesk'el ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Lalibela - World Heritage Site

4:16 min by TimelessEthiopia
Views: 11771 Rating: 5.00

Lalibela, the second capital of the ancient Ethiopian empire in the north (next to Axum) and graced with the most beautiful setting on the mountains of Lasta, has a distinctively African atmosphere, D ..

Äthiopien, Lalibela

6:48 min by Schmidt674
Views: 7213 Rating: 5.00

Lalibela auf 2630 m NN gelegen. Felsenkirchen in den Tuffstein gehauen. Labyrinth aus Stein und Höhlen, Schatten und Licht, gewundenen Gängen und klaren Formen. Im 12. / 13. Jh gebaut. Typische Denkmä ..


Ethiopia (1/2012) - Lalibela, Ethiopian Christmas period

13:49 min by thevideosarehere
Views: 6192 Rating: 5.00

Lalibela is a town in northern Ethiopia, known for its monolithic churches. Lalibela is one of Ethiopia's holiest cities, second only to Aksum, and is a center of pilgrimage for much of the country. U ..

An Ethiopian Orthodox Easter in Lalibela HQ

2:58 min by wokling
Views: 4523 Rating: 4.64

In the rock hewn Churches of Lalibela people praying on Good Friday. My blog on this: wokling.com Photos: wokling.com ..


Videos provided by Youtube are under the copyright of their owners.


Interesting facts about this location

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 12 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 12 km away
Tags: 13th-century architecture, Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo church buildings, Monolithic churches in 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 13 km away
Tags: Holy cities, Populated places in the Amhara Region

Gidan

Gidan is one of the woredas in the Amhara Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Semien Wollo Zone, Gidan is bordered on the south by Guba Lafto, on the southwest by Meket, on the west by Lasta, on the north by the Tigray Region, and on the east by Kobo. Towns in Gidan include Debre Tsehay and Muja.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 12.25 39.17 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
Tags: Amhara Region, Woredas of Ethiopia

Guba Lafto

Guba Lafto is one of the woredas in the Amhara Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Semien Wollo Zone, Guba Lafto is bordered on the south by the Debub Wollo Zone, on the west by Delanta and Wadla, on the northwest by Meket, on the north by Gidan, on the northeast by the Logiya River which separates it from Kobo, and on the southeast by Habru. Weldiya is an enclave inside this woreda. Towns in this woreda include Hara.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 12.00 39.33 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
Tags: Amhara Region, Woredas of Ethiopia