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Year Taken |
Ethiopia |
Amhara |
Lake Tana |
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Zege Peninsula |
Beta Maryam |
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One of the priests in the church grounds. |
2011 |
Ethiopia |
Amhara |
Lake Tana |
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Zege Peninsula |
Beta Maryam |
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Priest sitting by the church. |
2011 |
Ethiopia |
Amhara |
Lake Tana |
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Zege Peninsula |
Beta Maryam |
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Beta Maryam has a small museum full of church treasures. |
2011 |
Ethiopia |
Amhara |
Lake Tana |
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Zege Peninsula |
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The papyrus boats can carry heavy loads, even livestock. |
2011 |
Ethiopia |
Amhara |
Lake Tana |
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Zege Peninsula |
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A young Great Commorant. |
2011 |
Ethiopia |
Amhara |
Lake Tana |
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Zege Peninsula |
Azuwa Maryam |
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The 14th century church of Azuwa Maryam is one of many on the Zege Peninsula. |
2011 |
Ethiopia |
Amhara |
Lake Tana |
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Zege Peninsula |
Azuwa Maryam |
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The church at Azuwa Maryam, like many on Lake Tana, is round. |
2011 |
Ethiopia |
Amhara |
Lake Tana |
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Zege Peninsula |
Azuwa Maryam |
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The outer cloister of the church is used for chanting and prayers. |
2011 |
Ethiopia |
Amhara |
Lake Tana |
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Zege Peninsula |
Azuwa Maryam |
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View into the painted interior from the outer cloister. The interior is used for communion. |
2011 |
Ethiopia |
Amhara |
Lake Tana |
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Zege Peninsula |
Azuwa Maryam |
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The walls of the church are a riot of colour with paintings of Biblical stories. |
2011 |
Ethiopia |
Amhara |
Lake Tana |
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Zege Peninsula |
Azuwa Maryam |
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The archangels, Michael and Gabriel guarding the holy of holies where only priests are allowed. |
2011 |
Ethiopia |
Amhara |
Lake Tana |
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Zege Peninsula |
Azuwa Maryam |
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A wall covered with paintings. |
2011 |
Ethiopia |
Amhara |
Lake Tana |
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Zege Peninsula |
Azuwa Maryam |
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Detail of a man and two women. |
2011 |
Ethiopia |
Amhara |
Lake Tana |
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Zege Peninsula |
Azuwa Maryam |
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Detail of a group of priests. |
2011 |
Ethiopia |
Amhara |
Lake Tana |
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Zege Peninsula |
Azuwa Maryam |
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Image of hell. |
2011 |
Ethiopia |
Amhara |
Lake Tana |
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Zege Peninsula |
Azuwa Maryam |
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The holy trinity (Father, Son and Holy Ghost). |
2011 |
Ethiopia |
Amhara |
Lake Tana |
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Zege Peninsula |
Azuwa Maryam |
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Painting about a canibal. |
2011 |
Ethiopia |
Amhara |
Lake Tana |
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Zege Peninsula |
Azuwa Maryam |
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Saints on doors. |
2011 |
Ethiopia |
Amhara |
Lake Tana |
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Zege Peninsula |
Azuwa Maryam |
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Salome and the beheading of John The Baptist. |
2011 |
Ethiopia |
Amhara |
Lake Tana |
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Zege Peninsula |
Azuwa Maryam |
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Two figures with a snake, one with an Ethiopian cross. |
2011 |
Ethiopia |
Amhara |
Lake Tana |
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Zege Peninsula |
Azuwa Maryam |
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Figure riding a lion. |
2011 |
Ethiopia |
Amhara |
Lake Tana |
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Zege Peninsula |
Azuwa Maryam |
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Fire and a crucifix. |
2011 |
Ethiopia |
Amhara |
Lake Tana |
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Zege Peninsula |
Azuwa Maryam |
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Fish speared with trident by a figure with Arab style shoes. |
2011 |
Ethiopia |
Amhara |
Lake Tana |
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Zege Peninsula |
Azuwa Maryam |
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Church drums, used to call the faithful to prayer. |
2011 |
Ethiopia |
Amhara |
Lake Tana |
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Kebran Gabriel |
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The Monastery of Kebran Gabriel is on an island where only men are allowed. |
2011 |
Ethiopia |
Amhara |
Lake Tana |
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Kebran Gabriel |
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View from Kebran Gabriel island. |
2011 |
Ethiopia |
Amhara |
Lake Tana |
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Kebran Gabriel |
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The church of Kebran Gabriel is round and has a corregated iron roof. |
2011 |
Ethiopia |
Amhara |
Lake Tana |
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Kebran Gabriel |
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The arched cloister of Kebran Gabriel. |
2011 |
Ethiopia |
Amhara |
Lake Tana |
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Kebran Gabriel |
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Wooden window with decorated metal grill. |
2011 |
Ethiopia |
Amhara |
Lake Tana |
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Kebran Gabriel |
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Cross with paintings. |
2011 |
Ethiopia |
Amhara |
Lake Tana |
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Kebran Gabriel |
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Incense burners and books at the Kebran Gabriel museum. |
2011 |
Ethiopia |
Amhara |
Lake Tana |
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Kebran Gabriel |
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Delicately carved window. |
2011 |
Ethiopia |
Amhara |
Lake Tana |
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Kebran Gabriel |
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The head priest. |
2011 |
Ethiopia |
Amhara |
Lake Tana |
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Kebran Gabriel |
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Priest in the monastery grounds. |
2011 |
Ethiopia |
Amhara |
Lake Tana |
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Eastern Lake Tana |
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Small island on the lake. |
2011 |
Ethiopia |
Amhara |
Lake Tana |
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Blue Nile Source |
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The source of the Blue Nile 5223km from the sea. |
2011 |
Ethiopia |
Amhara |
Lake Tana |
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Blue Nile Source |
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Hippos at the source of the Blue Nile. |
2011 |
Ethiopia |
Amhara |
Lake Tana |
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Blue Nile Source |
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Snakebird (Darter) on the banks of the Blue Nile at its source on Lake Tana. |
2011 |
Ethiopia |
Amhara |
Blue Nile Falls |
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Sacred Ibis in the fields near the Blue Nile Falls. |
2011 |
Ethiopia |
Amhara |
Blue Nile Falls |
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A group of men walking in the fields. |
2011 |
Ethiopia |
Amhara |
Blue Nile Falls |
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View of farmland and distant mountains. |
2011 |
Ethiopia |
Amhara |
Blue Nile Falls |
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A Hadada Ibis. |
2011 |
Ethiopia |
Amhara |
Blue Nile Falls |
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Working the land. |
2011 |
Ethiopia |
Amhara |
Blue Nile Falls |
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The Andasar (one fish) River is a tributary of the Blue Nile. |
2011 |
Ethiopia |
Amhara |
Blue Nile Falls |
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A group of Black Headed Herons in a tree. |
2011 |
Ethiopia |
Amhara |
Blue Nile Falls |
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Two Egyptian Geese and a man ploughing. |
2011 |
Ethiopia |
Amhara |
Blue Nile Falls |
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Senegal Wattled Plover. |
2011 |
Ethiopia |
Amhara |
Blue Nile Falls |
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The village of Tis Abay is the nearest to the falls. |
2011 |
Ethiopia |
Amhara |
Blue Nile Falls |
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Rugged landscape near Tis Abay. |
2011 |
Ethiopia |
Amhara |
Blue Nile Falls |
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A 17th century Portuguese stone bridge. |
2011 |
Ethiopia |
Amhara |
Blue Nile Falls |
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Man sitting by a bridge. |
2011 |
Ethiopia |
Amhara |
Blue Nile Falls |
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Ascending a rocky trail with donkeys. |
2011 |
Ethiopia |
Amhara |
Blue Nile Falls |
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Rocky landscape. |
2011 |
Ethiopia |
Amhara |
Blue Nile Falls |
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The Blue Nile below the falls running along a gorge. |
2011 |
Ethiopia |
Amhara |
Blue Nile Falls |
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Small settlement above Tis Abay. |
2011 |
Ethiopia |
Amhara |
Blue Nile Falls |
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Two people on the trail. |
2011 |
Ethiopia |
Amhara |
Blue Nile Falls |
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Woman spinning yarn. |
2011 |
Ethiopia |
Amhara |
Blue Nile Falls |
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Houses near Tis Abay. |
2011 |
Ethiopia |
Amhara |
Blue Nile Falls |
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The Blue Nile above the falls. |
2011 |
Ethiopia |
Amhara |
Blue Nile Falls |
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Two girls between villages. |
2011 |
Ethiopia |
Amhara |
Blue Nile Falls |
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Tis Isat, the Blue Nile Falls. |
2011 |
Ethiopia |
Amhara |
Blue Nile Falls |
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People above the falls. |
2011 |
Ethiopia |
Amhara |
Blue Nile Falls |
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The red cheeked Cordon Bleu. |
2011 |
Ethiopia |
Amhara |
Blue Nile Falls |
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Boat on the Blue Nile. |
2011 |
Ethiopia |
Amhara |
Blue Nile Falls |
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The Blue Nile and its falls. |
2011 |
Ethiopia |
Amhara |
Blue Nile Falls |
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Rainbow at the foot of the falls. |
2011 |
Ethiopia |
Amhara |
Blue Nile Falls |
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A rickety bridge across the gorge below the falls. |
2011 |
Ethiopia |
Amhara |
Blue Nile Falls |
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A group of students from Gondar visiting the falls. |
2011 |
Ethiopia |
Amhara |
Blue Nile Falls |
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Cows grazing at the foot of the falls. |
2011 |
Ethiopia |
Amhara |
Blue Nile Falls |
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The Blue Nile Falls in all its glory. |
2011 |
Ethiopia |
Amhara |
Blue Nile Falls |
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Muslim woman at the falls. |
2011 |
Ethiopia |
Amhara |
Blue Nile Falls |
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The falls are set in fertile landscape. |
2011 |
Ethiopia |
Amhara |
Blue Nile Falls |
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The banks of the Blue Nile above the falls. |
2011 |
Ethiopia |
Amhara |
Blue Nile Falls |
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Landcsape by the Blue Nile. |
2011 |
Ethiopia |
Amhara |
Blue Nile Falls |
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Fire Finch. |
2011 |
Ethiopia |
Amhara |
Blue Nile Falls |
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A quiet stretch of the river. |
2011 |
Ethiopia |
Amhara |
Blue Nile Falls |
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Cargo and passenger boat on the Blue Nile. |
2011 |
Ethiopia |
Amhara |
Blue Nile Falls |
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The Blue Nile runs through fertile countryside. |
2011 |
Ethiopia |
Amhara |
Blue Nile Falls |
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Transport on the Blue Nile. |
2011 |
Ethiopia |
Amhara |
Blue Nile Falls |
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Boat dock for Tis Abay. |
2011 |
Ethiopia |
Amhara |
Northern Amhara |
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Onion sellers. The onions of the region are famous throughout the country. |
2011 |
Ethiopia |
Amhara |
Northern Amhara |
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The Northern part of the Amhara region to the East of Lake Tana is fertile. |
2011 |
Ethiopia |
Amhara |
Northern Amhara |
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Cattle herding. |
2011 |
Ethiopia |
Amhara |
Northern Amhara |
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Wooden house, typical of the region. |
2011 |
Ethiopia |
Amhara |
Northern Amhara |
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Small settlement. |
2011 |
Ethiopia |
Amhara |
Northern Amhara |
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Shacks overlooked by Arak Gada. |
2011 |
Ethiopia |
Amhara |
Northern Amhara |
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Addis Zemen |
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Cooking pots in the market at Addis Zemen. |
2011 |
Ethiopia |
Amhara |
Northern Amhara |
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Addis Zemen |
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Men playing table football. |
2011 |
Ethiopia |
Amhara |
Northern Amhara |
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Addis Zemen |
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Old woman walking into town. |
2011 |
Ethiopia |
Amhara |
Northern Amhara |
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The strange rock formation known locally as Arak Gada. |
2011 |
Ethiopia |
Amhara |
Northern Amhara |
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The stele-like Arak Gada. |
2011 |
Ethiopia |
Amhara |
Northern Amhara |
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Emfraz |
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Farmland near the 2172m high pass at Emfraz. |
2011 |
Ethiopia |
Amhara |
Northern Amhara |
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Emfraz |
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Hilly countryside near the Emfraz Pass. |
2011 |
Ethiopia |
Amhara |
Northern Amhara |
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Emfraz |
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Hilltop settlement. |
2011 |
Ethiopia |
Amhara |
Northern Amhara |
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Emfraz |
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View from the 2172m pass at Emfraz. |
2011 |
Ethiopia |
Amhara |
Northern Amhara |
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Emfraz |
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Mountains near the Emfraz Pass. |
2011 |
Ethiopia |
Amhara |
Northern Amhara |
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Emfraz |
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Rock formations from Emfraz. |
2011 |
Ethiopia |
Amhara |
Northern Amhara |
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Emfraz |
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Spectacular rock formations. |
2011 |
Ethiopia |
Amhara |
Northern Amhara |
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Maksegnit |
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Woman buying a chicken at Maksegnit. |
2011 |
Ethiopia |
Amhara |
Northern Amhara |
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Maksegnit |
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Gondar style castle near Maksegnit. |
2011 |