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Rock-cut sites in Ethiopia · Mysteria

CategoriesRock-cut sites

Rock-cut sites

Temples, tombs and churches carved directly from living rock.

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🇪🇹 Ethiopia

🇪🇹 Ethiopia · Temple complex

Rock-Hewn Churches of Lalibela

Zagwe dynasty · Ethiopian Orthodox

11 medieval monolithic rock-cut churches chiselled from tuff into trenches, connected by tunnels, built for King Lalibela as New Jerusalem pilgrimage site; UNESCO 1978.