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Discover Sheyt in Ethiopia

Sheyt in the region of Amhara Region is a town located in Ethiopia - some 197 mi or ( 316 km ) North of Addis Ababa , the country's capital .

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Local time in Sheyt is now 04:12 AM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Africa/Addis Ababa " with a UTC offset of 3 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Al Hudaydah, Zeha, Rat'elet, Muk'e Ch'in, and Massawa. When in this area, you might want to check out Al Hudaydah . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Sheyt ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Dawuntna Delant

Dawuntna Delant ("Dewunt and Delant") was one of the 105 woredas in the Amhara Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Semien Wollo Zone, Dawuntna Delant was bordered on the south by the Checheho River which separated it from the Debub Wollo Zone, on the west by the Debub Gondar Zone, on the north by Wadla, and on the east by Guba Lafto.

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Located at 11.75 39.00 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Tags: Amhara Region, Woredas of Ethiopia

Semien Wollo Zone

Semien Wollo (or "North Wollo") is one of 10 Zones in the Ethiopian Amhara Region. Semien Wollo acquired its name from the former province of Wollo. Semien Wollo is bordered on the south by Debub Wollo, on the west by Debub Gondar, on the north by Wag Hemra, on the northeast by Tigray Region, and on the east by the Afar Region; part of its southern border is defined by the Mille River. The highest point in this Zone is Mount Abuna Yosef. Towns in Semien Wollo include Lalibela and Weldiya.

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Located at 11.83 39.25 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Tags: Amhara Region, Zones of Ethiopia

Church of Saint George, Lalibela

The Church of St. George is one of eleven monolithic churches in Lalibela, a city in the Amhara Region of Ethiopia.

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Located at 12.03 39.04 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
Tags: 13th-century architecture, Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo church buildings, Monolithic churches in Ethiopia

Monolithic church

A monolithic church or rock-hewn church is a church made from a single block of stone. The churches are usually hewn into the ground or into the side of a hill or mountain and can be of comparable architectural complexity to constructed buildings.

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Located at 12.03 39.04 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
Tags: Church architecture, Monoliths, Rock cut architecture

Lalibela

Lalibela is a town in northern Ethiopia that is famous for its monolithic rock-cut churches. Lalibela is one of Ethiopia's holiest cities, second only to Aksum, and is a center of pilgrimage for much of the country. Unlike Aksum, the population of Lalibela is almost completely Ethiopian Orthodox Christian. The layout and names of the major buildings in Lalibela are widely accepted, especially by the local clergy, to be a symbolic representation of Jerusalem.

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Located at 12.03 39.03 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
Tags: Holy cities, Populated places in the Amhara Region