"Lalibela depends on tourism: the hotels, the souvenirs, the cafés, the shops, the farmers all directly or indirectly benefit from tourism. Now everything is closed. We have no income," he said.

The rock-hewn churches of Lalibela, cut and hollowed out by hand into monolithic structures, have stood for almost 900 years, it is thought. Last year, however, the U.N. expressed “serious ...

The churches of Lalibela were built by angels. The northern highlands of Ethiopia rose 31 million years ago when fissures in the earth flooded the Horn of Africa with lava a mile deep.

In better times, the cobbled streets of Lalibela in northern Ethiopia hummed with foreign tourists drawn to its ancient rock-hewn churches. Today, there are none. The historic town has been ...

The 11 medieval monolithic cave churches of this 13th-century 'New Jerusalem' are situated in a mountainous region in the heart of Ethiopia near a traditional village with circular-shaped dwellings.

In the heart of Ethiopia is one of its holiest towns, known as Lalibela, where a group of 11 monolithic rock-hewn churches stand tall, a testimony to the artistic and engineering genius of its people.

Lalibela churches are 11 ancient monolithic structures carved out of solid granite. ... Downtown, young people are busy shopping for Christmas gifts.

Pandemic and war hit tourism in Lalibela, holy Ethiopian site Reuters , Monday 3 May 2021 With a population of over 110 million, the country has recorded a total of more than 258,000 infections ...

The lack of tourists has been hard on Lalibela, a star attraction for foreign visitors to Ethiopia. Pandemic and war hit tourism in Lalibela, holy Ethiopian site Home Page ...

Tens of thousands of visitors from around Ethiopia and abroad usually come to Lalibela, home to a UNESCO World Heritage site of 12th and 13th century monolithic churches, to celebrate and witness ...