Ethiopia: Breathtaking Rock-Hewn Churches in Eastern Tigray

Tigray State is the cultural, historic and religious center of Ethiopia. It is the origin of the ancient Axumite Kingdom which was flourished from first century BC-seventh century AD.

Besides,Tigray has breathtaking landscape,beautiful mountains, monol- ithic obelisks, ancient graves and tombs, ancient manuscripts and more than 200 rock-hewn churches. Accord ing to the Tigray Culture and Tourism Bureau, most of the rock-hewn churches were believed to be built in the 4th century, during the Abraha Atsbeha kings.

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