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The land of thousand miles,
the country where the two oldest religions co-existed in harmony
for centuries, home of the arc of covenant and seed bed of
Christianity & origin of civilization. The land of friendly
people with acclaimed hospitality. The land of thirteen months
of sunshine, the only land in Africa for its unique calendar and
alphabets. Above all things, |
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It
is a country of great antiquity with a culture and
traditions dating back more than 3,000 years this is
Ethiopia.
Ethiopia, the Origin
of mankind and home to various people, is recognized as
one of the cradles of world civilizations. The country
claims to have possessed the world’s most precious
relics, the Are of the covenant and the True cross.
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Conventionally,
Ethiopian history begun with the visit of queen of
Sheba, allegedly from Ethiopia, to Solomon, king of
Israel in the tenth century BC: hence the reference to
Ethiopia's 3000 years history that we claim so often.
Aside from the fact that this association has scarcely
any scientific basis, it represents too short a view of
the Ethiopia's past. Archeological and linguistic
research in recent years has made possible and necessary
the adoption of a longer and more scientific
perspective.
The discovery in
1974 G.C of the earliest hominid in the Afar desert,
named LUCY can be a very good example. This female
ancestor of the human race was dated to 3.5 million
years ago.
As a proof of its long history Ethiopia has many
historical places. Axum is Ethiopia's most ancient city
and the site of many remarkable monolithic stone stelae.
At Lalibela there are 11 remarkable rock-hewn monolithic
churches. The 17th century the city of Gondar and the
9th century city of Harar are the other historical
attractions. In addition to these there are many age-old
churches, monasteries and mosques with rich collection
of relic in different parts of Ethiopia. Many colorful
festivals are also additional attractions.
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With a history
stretching to three millennia back and with different
people speaking over 83 languages and 200 dialects, it
is no wonder that the mosaic of cultural diversity of
Ethiopia is a major attraction and enchantment. Ethiopia
is rich medley of people of different religions and
customs with distinctive life styles. There are many
interesting cultural traditions in Ethiopia including
the nomadic culture of the people of the Omo Valley. The
life style of the people has hardly changed for
centuries. People still dress from animal skins, drink
from calabashes and decorate with clay. It is unique,
undisturbed, wild and considered to be among the most
fascinating in the African continent. Traveling through
this area is like traveling thousands of years back in
time, providing an insight in to an Africa of a bygone
age.
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Although
Ethiopia is found very near the Equator, the country
as a whole is far from "tropical" in the accepted
sense of the term. On the contrary the elevated
nature of its highlands rising to over 1,500 meters
gives it a decidedly cooler climate than its
geographical location seems to suggest. Visitors to
Ethiopia soon discover that climate is not merely an
expression of latitude, but also of altitude.
Ethiopia is a country with contrasting nature, from
the snow caped peaks of the Semien Mountains to the
arid lands of low land desert, the Denakil
Depression. Its unique landscape makes Ethiopia to
have more endemic flora and fauna than any other
regions in Africa. No other aspect of Ethiopia's
biology typifies its unique situation more than 800
species of birds are discovered in the region of
which more than 16 species are endemic. |
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