Lalibela Cultural Center

Lalibela Cultural Center is a museum in Amhara, Ethiopia. Lalibela Cultural Center is situated nearby to the church Biete Ghiorgis, as well as near Biete Gabriel-Rufael.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Biete Ghiorgis and Biete Maryam.

Biete Ghiorgis

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. Biete Ghiorgis is situated 470 metres north of Lalibela Cultural Center.

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 770 metres northeast of Lalibela Cultural Center.

Biete Abba Libanos

Church

Photo: Bgag, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Biete Abba Libanos is an underground rock-cut monolith Orthodox church located in Lalibela, Ethiopia. It was built during the Kingdom of Axum. It is part of UNESCO World Heritage Site at Lalibela. Biete Abba Libanos is situated 720 metres northeast of Lalibela Cultural Center.

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 Cultural Center

Type: Museum
Also known as: “የላሊበላ ባህል ማዕከል”
Categories: building, tourism, and tourist attraction
Location: Amhara, Ethiopia, East Africa, Africa
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Latitude

12.02757° or 12° 1′ 39″ north

Longitude

39.03984° or 39° 2′ 23″ east

Open location code

7G4X22HQ+2W

OpenStreetMap ID

way 553536334

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=museum

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In Other Languages

“Lalibela Cultural Center” goes by many names.

Spanish: “Centro Cultural de Lalibela”

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