Rock-Hewn Churches, Lalibela
Also known as Églises creusées dans le roc de Lalibela, Monolithic churches in Lalibela
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (i), (ii), (iii).
Region
Africa
Ethiopia
Inscribed
1978
List reference
18
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Rock-Hewn Churches, Lalibela is about 120 km north-west of Dese. The nearest other World Heritage site is Simien National Park, about 170 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Dese · about 184,000 peopleabout 120 km south-east
- Mekele · about 96,000 peopleabout 170 km north
- Gondar · about 156,000 peopleabout 180 km west
- Bahir Dar · about 207,000 peopleabout 190 km west
- Aksum · about 47,000 peopleabout 240 km north
- Debre Markos · about 71,000 peopleabout 240 km south-west
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
EthiopiaNatural166 km away
EthiopiaCultural182 km away
EthiopiaCultural197 km away
EthiopiaCultural234 km away
EritreaCultural368 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
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