The sights of Ethiopia (an amazing East African country) can tell a lot about it. There are natural parks stunning in their unique beauty, quaint s alt lakes, ancient stone temples and obelisks. In a word, a lot of interesting, mysterious and inexplicable things.
Ethiopia
Sights will allow you to get acquainted with this mountainous country, where the urban culture of a modern city is adjacent to semi-wild tribes, elements of Christianity with a primitive community.
Ethiopia is an independent African state that did not happen to be a colony. The capital is located in Addis Ababa, a city that, due to its historical, political and cultural significance, claims to be the capital of the entire continent. It is rich not only in historical monuments and temples, but also in a multinational and multi-confessional population.
A feature of this African state is also the fact that one of the main religions is Christianity in its Eastern tradition, there isOrthodox churches. But the country is especially rich in amazing natural oases and parks, which are the unique sights of Ethiopia.
Symensky Mountain National Park
One of the stunning natural landscapes, preserved in its original form. It is located in the Amhara region in the northwestern part of the country. It was founded in 1969 in order to preserve the unique nature of the Simensky mountain gorges. Here is the highest peak of the country - Ras Dashen.
On a vast territory of more than twenty hectares, there are bizarre rocks, jagged humps of mountain peaks, intercepted by ribbons of streams and mountain streams, leading the traveler to giant crevices. All this splendor is complemented by plains and valleys covered with grass. The peculiarity of this landscape is that it was created over the centuries and appeared as a result of erosive processes that gradually transform the Ethiopian highlands. The park is also interesting because there are very rare species of animals and birds. Many sights of Ethiopia were created by nature itself.
To get acquainted with the bizarre landscapes of the park, you can use the services of a guide or take a walk on your own. This is facilitated by beautiful trails that reveal the amazing beauty of these places.
Aksumite obelisks
But the wonderful country of Ethiopia is rich not only in natural parks. The sights, the photos of which are given below, open this country as the heir to the oldest huge monuments. This is how the Aksumite obelisks appear to the gaze of astonished tourists, representing the power of the ancient kingdom, which was located on this territory from the second to the eleventh century.
According to historians, the steles are tombstones marking the resting places of royal persons and military leaders. These monuments became famous due to their impressive size. The weight of the largest obelisk is five hundred tons, and the height is almost 33 meters.
It is curious, but the material from which it is made is not found in these places. The patterns covering the surface of the stele are very reminiscent of a sketch of a modern skyscraper.
Adds mystery to the Askum obelisks and the fact that not so long ago a huge platform consisting of bas alt slabs was discovered under them. Based on this, scientists suggested that the stelae are only part of a huge structure hidden in the bowels of the earth.
Abbe S alt Lake
This amazing reservoir is located on the border of two African countries: Ethiopia and Djibouti. Its area is more than three hundred square meters, and the depth at some points reaches forty meters.
It is significant that the lake is surrounded by bizarre lime-s alt columns that grew here as the reservoir became shallow. In some places, towering s alt columns are fifty meters high.
Abbe is fed by several thermal springs, so the water is always warm here, and the surrounding landscape seemsunearthly and attracts many people from all over the world to this attraction of Ethiopia. But you should not worry that someone can interfere with enjoying this wonderful landscape, since these places are the least populated on the planet.
St. George's Church
Ethiopia, whose sights introduced us to the richest nature and the most ancient monuments of the country, has its own shrines.
The Church of St. George is located in the town of Lalibella, which got its name from the king who ruled in these places in the XII century BC. Lalibella became famous for the fact that he sought to create a second Jerusalem on the lands of Ethiopia - a city that was made up of temples carved into the rocks. Construction continued for almost a quarter of a century.
Today, eleven churches have been preserved in Lalibella, one of the most beautiful is consecrated in honor of St. George.
Her building, carved in the shape of a regular cross, goes deeper into the bowels of the earth by more than 20 meters. You can get into the temple only through tunnels connecting all the local shrines with each other.
Sights of Ethiopia, photos and descriptions of which are given in the article, once again emphasize the unique identity and natural originality of this amazing African country.
