Ethiopia
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October 13, 2016
Ethiopia is one of the latest
destinations for tourists in Africa, considered as one of the best tourist
destinations since the end of the war in 2001. But this ancient country has a
history and landscape that can impress any tourist from the very moment they
step on the flight to Ethiopia.
The natural scenery is a huge attraction for the tourists. Looking out
of the plane window on the flight to Ethiopia you get a great sense of the
splendor, vastness and diversity of the culture of the country. Its beautiful
landscape and sceneries include the lakes, waterfalls, Simien Mountains, the
lunar landscape of the Danakil Depression and huge expanses of desert whose
beauty and vastness take the explorers imagination into capture
“Lap of civilizations,”
Ethiopia has the longest history and civilization of any country on Earth. the bones of Lucy i.e. , the oldest human fossil, were found here who are dating back more than three million years. There are to nearly 100 different tribes and, because of lack of a properly developed tourism system, the rich culture of Ethiopia can easily be explored and understood by the visitors.
Ethiopia has the longest history and civilization of any country on Earth. the bones of Lucy i.e. , the oldest human fossil, were found here who are dating back more than three million years. There are to nearly 100 different tribes and, because of lack of a properly developed tourism system, the rich culture of Ethiopia can easily be explored and understood by the visitors.
This is a country who has gradually overthrown its image as a place of
poverty and war, on contrary of which the tourists have started exploring all
of its offerings. Tours are opening up, from Addis Ababa to the churches of
Lalibela. You can Book a flight to Ethiopia before the rest of the world
catches on and explore the beauty and simplicity involved in this huge massive
and one of the biggest miracles of today’s living world with it’s one of the
most ancient civilizations as it grows and expands it’s barriers towards new
discoveries...
Ethiopia has four main
geographic regions from west to east namely as the Ethiopian Plateau, the Great
Rift Valley, the Ogaden Plateau and the Somali Plateau. The Ethiopian Plateau
is fringed in the west by the Sudan lowlands , including half of the country.
It is generally 1,524 to1,829 m high but reaches much loftier heights,
including Ras Dashen (4,620 m) which is the highest point in Ethiopia. The
plateau slopes gently from east to west and is being cut by numerous deep
valleys. The Blue
Nile which in Ethiopia is called the Abbai or Abbay, flows through the center
of the plateau from its source, Lake Tana which is Ethiopia's largest lake.
The Great Rift Valley ,which entirety runs from southwest Asia to
eastern central Africa traverses the country
from northeast to southwest and contains the Danakil Desert in the north and
several large lakes in the south of the ountry. The Somali Plateau is generally
not as high as the Ethiopian Plateau, but in the Mendebo Mts. it attains
heights of more than 4,267 m. The Awash is Ethiopia's only navigable river and
it drains the central part of the plateau. The Ogaden Plateau (457 to914 m
high) is mostly desert it self but it does includes the Webe Shebele, Genale
(Jubba), and Dawa rivers.
Ethiopia's population is mainly rural as most people in highlands above
1,800 m. Almost half of the people are Muslims, while over a third belong to
the Ethiopian Orthodox Church; about 12% practice traditional religions. There
are a great number of distinct ethnic groups in Ethiopia. The Amhara and
Tigreyans, who together make up about a third of the population, live mostly in
the central and N Ethiopian Plateau; they are Christian and hold most of the
higher positions in the government. The Oromo, who make up about 40% of the
country's people, live in S Ethiopia and are predominantly Muslim.The
pastoral Somali, who are also Muslim, live in E and SE Ethiopia.
Until the 1980s a small group of Jews, known as Beta Israel or Falashas,
lived north of Lake Tana in Gondar. In the midst of famine and political
instability, 10,000 Ethiopian Jews were airlifted (1984–85) to Israel, and
another 14,000 were airlifted out in 1991. By the end of 1999 virtually all the
Falashas who were practicing Jews had been flown to Israel.
Amharic is the country's official language, but a great many other
languages are spoken, including Tigrinya, Oromo, Somali, and Arabic. A
substantial number of Ethiopians speak English, which is commonly taught in
school. The natural beauty of Ethiopia does amaze the visitor at the
first glance. The land of rugged mountains, broad savannah, lakes and rivers.
The unique Rift Valley is a remarkable region of volcanic lakes along with
their famous collections of birdlife, great escarpments and stunning vistas.
Tisisat, the Blue Nile falls, is ranked as one of the greatest natural
spectacles in Africa even today. With 14 major wildlife reserves, Ethiopia
provides a mini view of the whole Sahara ecosystem. Birdlife abounds, and
indigenous animals from the rare Walia Ibex to the shy wild ass, roam free just
as nature intends them to. Ethiopia, after the rains, is a land decked
with flowers and with many more native plants than most countries in Africa.
Among the many natural tourist attractions only the principal ones are briefly
given below.
