![The Rock-hewn Churches of Lalibela are located in the Western Ethiopian Highlands near the town of Lalibela, named after the late-12th and early-13th century King Lalibela of the Zagwe Dynasty, who commissioned The Rock-hewn Churches of Lalibela are located in the Western Ethiopian Highlands near the town of Lalibela, named after the late-12th and early-13th century King Lalibela of the Zagwe Dynasty, who commissioned](https://media-cdn.tripadvisor.com/media/photo-s/1a/fa/c9/84/the-rock-hewn-churches.jpg)
The Rock-hewn Churches of Lalibela are located in the Western Ethiopian Highlands near the town of Lalibela, named after the late-12th and early-13th century King Lalibela of the Zagwe Dynasty, who commissioned
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File:Outside Bet Gebriel-Rafael Rock-Hewn Church - Southeastern Cluster - Lalibela - Ethiopia - 02 (8729943061).jpg - Wikimedia Commons
![Rock-hewn churches mark old 'new Jerusalem' in Ethiopia | The Star - Tim Johnson Travel Writer & Editor Rock-hewn churches mark old 'new Jerusalem' in Ethiopia | The Star - Tim Johnson Travel Writer & Editor](https://timjohnsontravels.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Rock-hewn-churches-mark-old-%E2%80%98new-Jerusalem%E2%80%99-in-Ethiopia-Tim-Johnson.jpg)
Rock-hewn churches mark old 'new Jerusalem' in Ethiopia | The Star - Tim Johnson Travel Writer & Editor
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