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Lalibela

by sachara - last update: Sep 4, 2004

ceremony Lalibela
Lalibela is famous for its rock-hewn churches.Lalibala attracted allready visitors in the 16th century, but is a still a very isolated place. Till 1997 Lalibela was still unreachable during the wet season.

Lalibela was the capital of the Zagwe dynasty in the 12th and 13th century. In that time Lalibela was known as Roha. After the death of King Lalibela the town was named after him. King Lalibela, after coming back from his fly to Jerusalem, decided to build this new holy city on African soil in the Lasta mountains.

In February 2004 we visited Lalibela for two days. It was enough to see all the rock-hewn churches in town. If you like also to visit the churches outside of town, it is advisble to spend more days in the area.
Bet Gabriel Rafael
In Lalibela are two groups of rock-hewn churches, the northern group and the eastern group. You can find Bet Gabriel-Rafael in the eastern group.
During the ceremony in honour of the beginning of the fast period, this little boy was sitting high above the chanting and praying group of priests and pilgrims near the Bet Maryam.
boy sitting high and dry

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Ceremony at the start of the fast periodFebruary, 2004 7

Comments for sachara about Lalibela
croisbeauty Sun Nov 25, 2007 16:00 UTC
 looks very inviting, wanna go there, must have been great experience
gilabrand Mon Feb 5, 2007 07:24 UTC
 "The last cup is the blessing cup" - berakha is also Hebrew for blessing!!
JLBG Fri Nov 24, 2006 21:12 UTC
 I kew that Lalibela is famous for its rock-hewn churches but for me, it sounds like libellule (dragonfly) called demoiselle (Miss) in French and moreover I have read a thriller that took place in Lalibela! Then this place is special for me! Superb page!
melosh Wed Oct 18, 2006 00:37 UTC
 Beautiful pictures of a place I will never forget. When I visited in 1974 there was no road and it was out of season for air travel. It was worth the walk. Your pictures were like a virtual re-visit. Thanks.
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