World Heritage Sites in Ethiopia

Site nameEntered
Simien National Park1978
Rock-hewn Churches, Lalibela1978
Fasil Ghebbi, Gondar Region1979
Lower Valley of the Omo1980
Aksum1980
Tiya1980
Lower Valley of the Awash1980
Harar Jugol2006
Konso Cultural Landscape2011

Tentative list of Ethiopia
Bale Mountains National Park
Dirre Sheik Hussein Religious, Cultural and Historical Site
Gedeo Mixed Cultural and Natural Landscape
Holqa Sof Omar: Natural and Cultural Heritage (Sof Omar: Caves of Mystery)
Melka Kunture and Bachilt Archaeological Site

Sites that have been nominated in the past
Abijatta Shalla Lakes National Park
Adulis
Matar
Melka Kontoure
Yeha

Ethiopia - The North (December 2003)

This year's Christmas trip was a special one: for two weeks I toured in the northern part of Ethiopia. This is where the cultural heart is. Here I went to Aksum, Gonder and Lalibela - history stretching centuries. Ethiopia's nature also is a major asset, as I experienced in the Simien Mountains.

. Simien National Park
. Aksum
. Lalibela
. Fasil Ghebbi