Tiya

Tiya 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.
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Places of Interest

Highlights: Tiya.

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is an archaeological site in central .

Tiya

Latitude
8.4373° or 8° 26′ 14″ north
Longitude
38.6093° or 38° 36′ 34″ east
Population
1,940
Elevation
2,313 metres (7,589 feet)
Open location code
6GWWCJP5+WP
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1235476478
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
6942033
Wiki­data ID
Q224673
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In Other Languages

From Amharic to Zulu—“Tiya” goes by many names.
  • Amharic: “ጢያ”
  • Arabic: “تيا”
  • Armenian: “Տիա (քաղաք)”
  • Armenian: “Տիա”
  • Basque: “Tiya”
  • Catalan: “Tiya”
  • Chinese: “蒂亞”
  • Croatian: “Tija”
  • Danish: “Tiya”
  • Dutch: “Tiya”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “تيا”
  • Esperanto: “Tija”
  • Finnish: “Tiya”
  • French: “Tiya”
  • Georgian: “ტიია”
  • German: “Tiya”
  • Greek: “Τίγια”
  • Hebrew: “טייה”
  • Hindi: “टिया”
  • Italian: “Tiya”
  • Japanese: “ティヤ”
  • Korean: “티야”
  • Kotava: “Tiya”
  • Lithuanian: “Tija”
  • Maithili: “टिया”
  • Nepali: “टिया”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Tiya”
  • Norwegian: “Tiya”
  • Polish: “Tyja”
  • Portuguese: “Tiya”
  • Romanian: “Tiya”
  • Russian: “Тия”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Tija”
  • Spanish: “Tiya”
  • Swedish: “Tiya”
  • Ukrainian: “Тія (місто)”
  • Ukrainian: “Тія”
  • Vietnamese: “Tiya”
  • Zulu: “Tiya, Itiyopiya”

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