Lalibela Ethnographic Museum

Lalibela Ethnographic Museum is a museum in Amhara, Ethiopia. Lalibela Ethnographic Museum is situated nearby to the museum Lalibela Cultural Center, as well as near the tourism office Lalibela Churches Entrance Office.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Biete Maryam and Biete Medhane Alem.

Biete Maryam

Church

Photo: Bgag, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Biete Maryam is one of the monolithic rock-cut Rock-Hewn Churches of Lalibela of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church. It is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site at Lalibela.

Biete Medhane Alem

Church

Photo: Sailko, CC BY 3.0.

Biete Medhane Alem is an Orthodox underground monolith rock-cut church located in Lalibela, Ethiopia. It was built during the Zagwe dynasty. It is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site at Lalibela. Biete Medhane Alem is home to the Lalibela Cross.

Church of St. George

Church

Photo: Sailko, CC BY 3.0.

The Church of Saint George is one of eleven rock-hewn monolithic churches in Lalibela, a town in the Amhara Region of Ethiopia. Originally named Roha, the historical and religious site was named Lalibela after the King Gebre Mesqel Lalibela of the Zagwe dynasty, who commissioned its construction. Church of St. George is situated 360 metres southwest of Lalibela Ethnographic Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lalibela.

Lalibela

Photo: A. Davey, CC BY 2.0.

Lalibela is a rural town of 15,000 people in a stunning setting at an elevation of 2,600 m in the midst of the Lasta mountains in the eastern highlands of Northern Ethiopia.

Lalibela Ethnographic Museum

Type: Museum
Categories: building, tourism, and tourist attraction
Location: Amhara, Ethiopia, East Africa, Africa
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Latitude

12.03421° or 12° 2′ 3″ north

Longitude

39.04306° or 39° 2′ 35″ east

Operator

Amhara National Regional State

Open location code

7G4X22MV+M6

OpenStreetMap ID

way 266054184

OpenStreetMap feature

building=museum

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=museum

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Lalibela Cultural Center and Lalibela Churches Entrance Office.

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