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Ambeset Destination Guide

Discover Ambeset in Ethiopia

Ambeset in the region of Tigray Region is a place located in Ethiopia - some 374 mi or ( 602 km ) North of Addis Ababa , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Ambeset

Local time in Ambeset is now 05:17 AM (Thursday) . 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: Al Hudaydah, Jizan, Abha, Djibouti, and Massawa. When in this area, you might want to check out Al Hudaydah . 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 Ambeset ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Zala part 1

5:19 min by man2ro
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A reportage made with Costanza Francavilla (www.costanza.tv), shooting for the "Harmful Habits" project. We were in Zala Ambesà, Ethiopia borderline with Eritrea, this is what we saw. If anyone's inte ..

Meskel celebrations in Adigrat

0:22 min by Alex Little
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Meskel festival in Adigrat ..


hARMFUL hABITS - a strange kind of solidarity - trailer 2009

5:23 min by embriodotnet
Views: 607 Rating: 5.00

embrio.net ©2009Promo video per Harmful Habits, un documentario sulle Modificazioni Genitali Femminili ideato da embrio.net | digital art lab e prodotto con il contributo dell'IISMAS e del Istituto Sa ..

Debre Damo, Ethiopia

6:05 min by Alex Little
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Visit to Debre Damo Monastery, Ethiopia ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Debre Damo

Debre Damo is the name of a flat-topped mountain, or amba, and a 6th century monastery in northern Ethiopia. The mountain is a steeply rising plateau of trapezoidal shape, about 1000 by 400 meters in dimension. With a latitude and longitude of {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:14|22|21|N|39|17|24|E|type:mountain |primary |name= }}, it sits at an elevation of 2216 meters above sea level. It is located west of Adigrat in the Mehakelegnaw Zone of the Tigray Region.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 14.37 39.29 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: Christian monasteries established in the 6th century, Christian monasteries in Ethiopia, Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo church buildings, History of Ethiopia

Gulomahda

Gulomakeda (also spelled Gulomahda) is one of the woredas in the Tigray Region of Ethiopia. Its name partly comes from the legendary Queen Makeda, also known as the Queen of Sheba. Part of the Misraqawi Zone, Gulomakeda is bordered on the south by Ganta Afeshum, on the west by the Mehakelegnaw (Central) Zone, on the north by Eritrea, on the east by Irob, and on the southeast by Saesi Tsaedaemba. Towns in Gulomakeda include Sebeya and Zalambessa.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 14.50 39.33 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Tags: Tigray Region, Woredas of Ethiopia

Adigrat

Adigrat is a city and separate woreda in the Tigray Region of Ethiopia. Located in the Misraqawi Zone at longitude and latitude {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:14|16|N|39|27|E||| |primary |name= }} with an elevation of 2457 meters above sea level, below a high ridge to the west, Adigrat is the last important Ethiopian city south of the border with Eritrea, and is considered to be a strategically important gateway to Eritrea and the Red Sea. It was part of Ganta Afeshum woreda.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 14.27 39.45 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Tags: Populated places in the Tigray Region

Ganta Afeshum

Ganta Afeshum is one of the woredas in the Tigray Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Misraqawi Zone, Ganta Afeshum is bordered on the south by Hawzen, on the west by the Mehakelegnaw (Central) Zone, on the north by Gulomahda, and on the east by Saesi Tsaedaemba. Towns in Ganta Afeshum include Bizet. Town of Adigrat is surrounded by Ganta Afeshum. There are several local monolithic churches in this woreda, which include Mariyam Si'it and Samuel Mayaba (abandoned as of 1970).

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 14.33 39.25 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Tags: Tigray Region, Woredas of Ethiopia

Idaga Hamus

Idaga Hamus is a town in northern Ethiopia. Located 80 kilometers north of Mekele in the Mirabawi Zone of the Tigray Region (or kilil) of Ethiopia, this town has a latitude and longitude of {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:14|11|N|39|34|E||| | |name= }} with an elevation of 2670 meters above sea level. A number of rock-hewn churches have been reported near this town which include: Debre Zakarios Giyorgis and Cherqos, a collapsed one at Dengelat, Guwahigot Yesus and Yohannes.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 14.18 39.57 (Lat./Long.); Less than 29 km away
Tags: Populated places in the Tigray Region