Rock-Hewn Churches of
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After returning from the Danakil
desert, I went hiking in the highlands of Tigray
North of Mekele. This is a beautiful area that is
well-known for its rock-hewn churches.
Landscapes
of the Tigrayan highlands
People
Orthodox
priest
Woman and girl a cross of the Ethiopian Orthodox
Church tattooed on their foreheads
Market
scenes
Tigrayan
farms
Preparing and eating injera
(Ethiopian bread)
Churches
Priests in front of their churches
Stone bells
Site of the rock-hewn
Painting showing nine of the apostles on the
cupola of the
Another painting
An illustrated bible
Inside a rock-hewn church
Inside the
Group of men heading to a religious celebration
Meeting and drinking after the celebration
