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
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 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 800 metres northeast of Lalibela Cultural Center.
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.
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″ northLongitude
39.03984° or 39° 2′ 23″ eastOpen location code
7G4X22HQ+2WOpenStreetMap ID
way 553536334OpenStreetMap feature
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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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