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The oldest fossil with an age of about 3.5 million years was discovered
in Ethiopia.
Coffee, one of
the world's favorite drinks was discovered in Ethiopia.
Lake Tana is
the source of Blue Nile explodes with the Tiss Issat Falls and with many
island monasteries.
The Portuguese
traveler, Francisco Alvarez described the monolithic churches of lalibela...
" Edifices the like of which can not be found in the world..........."These
churches are one of the eight wonders of the world.
Harar, the walled
city, which is found in the 9th century AD, is the 4th Islamic center
in the world In Harar, there are more than 99 mosques.
Mercato, a market
located in Addis Ababa, is the largest open-air market in Africa.
img/silver_bullet.gif Semien Mountains, according to the renowned naturalist
Leslie Browne, "the most spectacular scenery in the world........."
This is a landscape registered as a world heritage by UNESCO.
A unique and
abundant wild life from which more than 31 species of mammals and 25 species
of birds are endemic to Ethiopia.
Ethiopia is a
multi- ethnic state, which has more than 88 ethinic groups with diversity
of culture & languge.
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