The lake has an area of 1160 km2 It is the longest and the second largest lake in Ethiopia with a length of about 60 kms. It lies in the vicinity of Arbaminch town. The lake is 500 kms from Addis Ababa & has a maximum depth of 13 mts. Great areas are flat with swamp woodlands & extensive marsh lands which support large number of species of aquatic wild life population such as crocodile, hippopotamus & Nile perch & other diverse species of fish.
Aksum The ruins of the ancient city of Aksum are found close to Ethiopia's northern border. They mark the location of the heart of ancient Ethiopia, when the Kingdom of Aksum was the most powerful state between the Eastern Roman Empire and Persia. The massive ruins, dating from between the 1st and...
At 15.1 km (9.5 miles) long, Sof Omar Cave is the longest cave in Ethiopia; one source claims they are the largest system of caves in Africa. It is situated in the Bale province in southeastern Ethiopia (6°55′N, 40°45′E) through which the Web River flows. It sinks at the Ayiew Maco entrance...
The collections of the Victoria and Albert Museum include a number of Ethiopian objects and images. Many of these are associated with a British military expedition undertaken to Ethiopia (then known as Abyssinia) in 1867-68, which ended with the ransacking of the Ethiopian Emperor's fortress at...
More than 40 minutes’ drive to cover the 12 kilometres separating Lalibela from a very poor hamlet at the foot of a mountain. Then half an hour of climbing, on a slope with no visible sign of human life… except a group of women returning from the market on the other side of the mountain.
Simien Mountain Massif in Northern Ethiopia, which lies at elevations between about 2,000m and 4,620m, taking in Ras Dashen, the highest peak in Ethiopia, which stands adjacent to the park and the fourth highest in Africa.
Chamo lake has found in the vicinity of Arbaminch town with a catchments area of 551 km2 & a maximum depth of 10ms with a length of 26 kms. It lies at 1108m above sea level. It has high productivity of fish including Nile perch. Besides, it is rich in hippos, crocodile and varieties of birds....