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Ethiopia is one of the oldest countries in the world and Africa's second-most populous nation. (Roughly 87 million)[5] Ethiopia has yielded some of humanity's oldest traces,[6] making the area a primary factor in the origin and developmental history of humanity,[7] with recent studies claiming the vicinity of present-day Addis Ababa as the point from which human beings migrated around the world.[8][9][10] Ethiopian dynastic history traditionally began with the reign of Emperor Menelik I in 1000 BC.[11][12] The roots of the Ethiopian state are similarly deep, dating with unbroken continuity to at least the Aksumite Empire (which officially used the name "Ethiopia" in the 4th century) and its predecessor state, D`mt (with early 1st millennium BC roots).


lots of landscape and historical photos - please feel free to visit the african forums and check out the CONSTRUCTION BOOM going on in Addis Ababa, Ethiopias capital City!

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Gates of Addis Ababa University - founded by the Emperor of Ethiopia and I think is now housed in the old Imperial Palace. (not sure)

note Amharic inscription (Ethiopic script)
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Old traditional style church. Ethiopia is one of the oldest Christian states in the world, and her Emperors/Empresses converted to Christianity long before those in Northern Europe.
http://img4.imageshack.us/img4/6981/3878175840f11eaabb2db.jpg (http://img4.imageshack.us/i/3878175840f11eaabb2db.jpg/)

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Lake Tana - site of an ancient monestary

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part of monestary
http://img245.imageshack.us/img245/2656/38783502043aa11bef0eb.jpg (http://img245.imageshack.us/i/38783502043aa11bef0eb.jpg/)
Religious murals (hundreds of years old)
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and as always ending with a hot ethiopian girl photos

"WELCOME TO ETHIOPIA"
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http://img134.imageshack.us/img134/840/saranuru.jpg (http://img134.imageshack.us/i/saranuru.jpg/)
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Lovely Ethiopia, great thread.

Exellent.

wonderful country :eek2: , in Ethiopia is Christian Orthodox State Religion... the only in Africa :cheers:

http://nazret.com/blog/media/blogs/new/bole_church_ethiopia.jpg

http://www.traveljournals.net/pictures/l/5/51876-ethiopian-orthodox-church-awasa-ethiopia.jpg



very old Ethiopian-Orthodox church

http://img406.imageshack.us/img406/4950/30118847315554d9f1aco.jpg

http://img4.imageshack.us/img4/6510/3031820622b67e9da6c9b.jpg
I have been a fan of that church since I was 9. At one period, I thought that nothing embodies the spirit of the Orthodoxy better than Novgorod and Pskov schools of architecture, but after I rediscovered Ethiopian architecture (which was recently), I have to say that it does embody that spirit on a much higher level. From the Orthodox perspective, I would say that this is a perfect church.

"WELCOME TO ETHIOPIA"
http://img32.imageshack.us/img32/6459/angellola16fh1.png (http://img32.imageshack.us/i/angellola16fh1.png/)


This beautiful young lady is Fershgenet Melaku, better known as Angel Lola Luv. She was raised in the same neighborhood as my mother (in Washington, DC, USA) and shares my birthday. I actually met her at the mall a little while ago. :) :cheers:

Ethiopia is a beautiful country with beautiful people.

i have just one word for this AMAZING! so beautiful with the landscape :)great work

Surely one of the most beautiful in the world, and the interesting history of the ancient country, ahh, and it has beautiful women!:D
Too bad the social situation that the country is:(

Southern Ethiopia
http://img181.imageshack.us/img181/9151/237532164b2e55304c4b.jpg (http://img181.imageshack.us/i/237532164b2e55304c4b.jpg/)
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random selection of photos
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Ancient Ethiopian Crown on the right
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Northern Ethiopia
http://img136.imageshack.us/img136/7549/3133343323a7be7162edb.jpg (http://img136.imageshack.us/i/3133343323a7be7162edb.jpg/)
Yeha Temple ruins on the left
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Axumite Obelisks (from pre-Christian Ethiopia - Axumite Civilization - this civilization was listed amongst the great four of China, Persia, Rome and Greece, and its power once extended from Egypt to the Arabian peninsular)
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More of the rock-hewn churches of lalibela (plus detail)
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wow, i did not know ethiopia was one of the oldest christian nations... beautiful country :happy:

yes many people think that christianity was something brought to africa by missionries in the 19th century, but it has existed there for longer than in Northern Europe

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Forest somewhere in Ethiopia
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Ethiopian "lunch boxes" (sed to carry food to work etc in the countryside)
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woman in traditional clothing in the countryside
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Amazing road in the mountains
http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/245/38965614710550f4a7a7b.jpg (http://img89.imageshack.us/i/38965614710550f4a7a7b.jpg/)
more mountain pictures
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Tribes in the South of the country
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with papyrus reed boats (?)
http://img248.imageshack.us/img248/3792/3892180633ea13dd244fo.jpg (http://img248.imageshack.us/i/3892180633ea13dd244fo.jpg/)

Those photos are really amazing!!! Ethiopia is great!!!! :cheers:... I love those amazing landscapes and such a rich culture!!

great job japopian!!:cheers:

wow, nice


beautiful mountains

Very interesting pictures!

AMAZING!!! Good thread :okay:

Indeed amazing Ethiopia! Wonderfull pictures. What a spectaculair landscape and beautifull people. Thanx for sharing :)

:okay:

I just love these pics. Thanks.

Great country with rich history!
there are lots of Ethiopians in UAE

Nice thread...Ethiopia truly has plenty of photogenic places.

Beautiful!!! Thanks 4 sharing Japopian, really good job!

Good job, nice pics!! An ancestor country, with a lot of history. Rastafari culture has your roots in Ethiopia..i'm saying that cause i'm one of who apreciate that culture a lot and of course a fan of Bob and reggae roots music :D

Hope that the people can live better there and I visit Africa sometime!

Cheers :cheers:

some photos in ethiopian millenium village showing traditional ethiopian daily life (in the past)
http://img381.imageshack.us/img381/6480/3913174795ff1e04d3f2b.jpg (http://img381.imageshack.us/i/3913174795ff1e04d3f2b.jpg/)
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Nice pics!

gorgeous place!

Awesome pics.

Amazing!:)
I had no clue Ethiopia was an Orthodox country! Is it similair to for instance the Greek Orthodox church? Or the Coptic one?

Excellent thread, wish more threads are created for countries & places that may not be much represented here.

Also didn't know that Ethipoia had such old churches and Christanity was rooted from so far back.

Goes to show how little we know inspite of all the knowledge at our fingertips.

Amazing!:)
I had no clue Ethiopia was an Orthodox country! Is it similair to for instance the Greek Orthodox church? Or the Coptic one?
yes. their pope is in Alexandria

Please visit my thread on Aksumite architecture:

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=986022

yes. their pope is in Alexandria

Correction: USED to be. The Ethiopian Orthodox church head NOW is in Addis Ababa. It has been this way for more than a few decades now.

FYI: A lot of people don't like him, but that besides the point.

Correction: USED to be. The Ethiopian Orthodox church head NOW is in Addis Ababa. It has been this way for more than a few decades now.

FYI: A lot of people don't like him, but that besides the point.

i thought that the abuna was under the pope (with a lot of autonomy though)