Southwestern Group
Southwestern Group is in Amhara, Ethiopia. Southwestern Group is situated nearby to Church of St. George, as well as near Northwestern Group.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Church of St. George and Biete Maryam.
Church of St. George
Church
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.
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 Maryam is situated 300 metres northeast of Southwestern Group.
Biete Medhane Alem
Church
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. Biete Medhane Alem is situated 340 metres northeast of Southwestern Group.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lalibela.
Lalibela
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.
Southwestern Group
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Categories: tourism and religious organization
- Location: Amhara, Ethiopia, East Africa, Africa
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Latitude
12.03188° or 12° 1′ 55″ northLongitude
39.04122° or 39° 2′ 28″ eastOpen location code
7G4X22JR+PFOpenStreetMap ID
way 266054193OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=religiousOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
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