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The land of thousand miles, the country where the two oldest
religions co-existed in harmony for centuries, home of the arc
of covenant and seed bed of Christianity & origin of
civilization. The land of friendly people with acclaimed
hospitality. The land of thirteen months of sunshine, the only
land in Africa for its unique calendar and alphabets. Above
all things, It is a country of great antiquity with a culture
and traditions dating back more than 3,000 years this is
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Conventionally, Ethiopian history begun with the visit of queen
of Sheba, allegedly from Ethiopia, to Solomon, king of Israel in
the tenth century BC: hence the reference to Ethiopia's 3000
years history that we claim so often. Aside from the fact that
this association has scarcely any scientific basis, it
represents too short a view of the Ethiopia's past. Archeological
and linguistic research in recent years has made possible and
necessary the adoption of a longer and more scientific
perspective.
The discovery in 1974 G.C of the earliest hominid in
the Afar desert, named LUCY can be a very good example. This
female ancestor of the human race was dated to 3.5 million years
ago.
As a proof of its long history Ethiopia has many historical
places. Axum is Ethiopia's most ancient city and the site of
many remarkable monolithic stone stelae. At Lalibela there are
11 remarkable rock-hewn monolithic churches. The 17th century
the city of Gondar and the 9th century city of Harar are the other
historical attractions. In addition to these there are many
age-old churches, monasteries and mosques with rich collection
of relic in different parts of Ethiopia. Many colorful festivals
are also additional attractions.
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With a
history stretching to three millennia back and with different
people speaking over 83 languages and 200 dialects,
it is no wonder that the mosaic of cultural diversity of
Ethiopia is a major attraction and enchantment. Ethiopia is rich
medley of people of different religions and customs with
distinctive life styles. There are many interesting cultural
traditions in Ethiopia including the nomadic culture of the
people of the Omo Valley. The life style of the people has
hardly changed for centuries. People still dress from animal
skins, drink from calabashes and decorate with clay. It is
unique, undisturbed, wild and considered to be among the most
fascinating in the African continent. Traveling through this
area is like traveling thousands of years back in time,
providing an insight in to an Africa of a bygone age.
Although
Ethiopia is found very near the Equator, the country as a
whole is far from "tropical" in the accepted sense of the term.
On the contrary the elevated nature of its highlands rising to
over 1,500 meters gives it a decidedly cooler climate than its
geographical location seems to suggest. Visitors to Ethiopia
soon discover that climate is not merely an expression of
latitude, but also of altitude.
Ethiopia is a country with contrasting nature, from the snow
caped peaks of the Semien Mountains to the arid lands of low
land desert, the Denakil Depression. Its unique landscape makes
Ethiopia to have more endemic flora and fauna than any other
regions in Africa. No other aspect of Ethiopia's biology
typifies its unique situation more than 800
species of birds are discovered in the region of which more than
16 species are endemic.
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