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ላሊበላ / Lalibela
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ላሊበላ / Lalibela
Total population
8,484
Coordinates12.04°, 39.05°
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Overview
Lalibela is a town in the Amhara Region of Ethiopia. Located in the Lasta district and North Wollo Zone, it is a tourist site for its famous rock-cut monolithic churches designed in contrast to the earlier monolithic churches in Ethiopia. The whole of Lalibela is a large and important site for the antiquity, medieval, and post-medieval civilization of Ethiopia. To some Christians, Lalibela is one of Ethiopia's holiest cities, and a center of pilgrimage.
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Latitude
12.0361
Longitude
39.0457
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
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Sources
- • Wikipedia