Tiya

Tiya is an archaeological site in central . It is located in the woreda, in the of the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples Region south of .
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: archaeological site
  • Also known as: “Tiya archaeological site”, “Tiya Megalithic Steles”, “Tiya Stelae”, and “Tiya Steles”

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Photo: Sailko, CC BY 3.0.
is a town in central known for the remarkable prehistoric burial complex on the outskirts of the village. Almost like a small, African version of Stonehenge, some 36 standing stones, most covered with engravings, are a wonderful archaeological reminder of an early Ethiopian culture.

Tiya

Latitude
8.43135° or 8° 25′ 53″ north
Longitude
38.61058° or 38° 36′ 38″ east
Open location code
6GWWCJJ6+G6
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3778290884
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q6130080
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In Other Languages

From Amharic to Ukrainian—“Tiya” goes by many names.
  • Amharic: “የጢያ ትክል ድንጋይ”
  • Asturian: “Sitiu arqueolóxicu de los cercos grabaos de Tiya”
  • Azerbaijani: “Tiya (arxeoloji ərazi)”
  • Azerbaijani: “Tiya”
  • Burmese: “တီယာ ရှေးဟောင်းသုတေသန နယ်မြေ”
  • Catalan: “jaciment de les esteles de Tiya”
  • Catalan: “Jaciment de les esteles de Tiya”
  • Catalan: “lloc arqueològic dels deixants gravats de Tiya”
  • Dutch: “Tiya archeologische vindplaats”
  • Dutch: “Tiya”
  • French: “Les Stèles de Tiya”
  • French: “stèles de Tiya”
  • French: “Tiya”
  • Galician: “sitio arqueolóxico de Tiya”
  • Galician: “Sitio arqueolóxico de Tiya”
  • German: “Tiya”
  • Greek: “Tiya Stelae”
  • Greek: “Αρχαιολογικός χώρος της Τίγια”
  • Greek: “στήλες Τίγια”
  • Greek: “Τίγια”
  • Maltese: “Tiya”
  • Persian: “سایت باستان‌شناسی تیا”
  • Portuguese: “Tiya”
  • Slovenian: “Tija (arheološko najdišče)”
  • Slovenian: “Tija”
  • Spanish: “Sitio arqueologico de las estelas grabadas de Tiya”
  • Spanish: “Sitio arqueológico de las estelas grabadas de Tiya”
  • Spanish: “Tiya”
  • Turkish: “Tiya”
  • Ukrainian: “Тія (пам’ятка археології)”
  • Ukrainian: “Тія”

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