Lalibela, Ethiopia, Priest holding a cross inside one of the rock hewn churches


Lalibela in the Tigray Region of Northern Ethiopia is home to several monolithic rock hewn churches that may be the country's most famous sites. These churches are one solid piece, dug from the rock and standing alone.


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