Rock-Hewn Churches, Lalibela
Also known as Églises creusées dans le roc de Lalibela, Monolithic churches in Lalibela
CulturalEthiopia
Ethiopia
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (i), (ii), (iii).
Region
Africa
Ethiopia
Inscribed
1978
List reference
18
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Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
Simien National Park
EthiopiaNatural166 km away
Fasil Ghebbi, Gondar Region
EthiopiaCultural182 km away
Lower Valley of the Awash
EthiopiaCultural197 km away
Aksum
EthiopiaCultural234 km away
Asmara: A Modernist African City
EritreaCultural368 km away
Further resources
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The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
- Wikidata itemQ642979, open data (CC0)
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