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Ethiopia the original cradle of Human being is globally known for the Australopithecus African, “Lucy”, who is the remote human ancestor known not only for her incredible age but also for her incredible anatomy, which proved that our ancestors started to walk prior to developing bigger brain.
The country, which is often referred as “the land of Legends”, possesses a history connected with the legendary Queen of Sheba, who went to Jerusalem in order to visit the Wise king of Israel, King Solomon.
After her stay in Jerusalem, she gave birth to Menilik I, who founded the Solomonic Dynasty in Ethiopia. He’s also the one who brought the Ark of the Covenant to Ethiopia, which is found in its last resting place, St. Mary Church of Axum.
Ethiopia is a land of contrast with mountain massifs in the north exceeding 4000 mts where in the same circuit, found deep rivers and big lakes like the Blue Nile, Tekezze and many more. The western part has a descended plateau covered with vegetation of several kinds and in the eastern part, the Danakil depression, which is 115 mts below sea level, is a desert with active volcanoes and salt lakes.
The ancient Axumite Empire which dates back to 300 AD was very strong and controlled a vast empire including Yemen, where the empire possessed its own coins and written languages.
King Susenyous was the first Axumite king to convert to Christianity in 300 AD and made Ethiopia among the ancient Christian States.
When the Axumite Empire declines, the Zagwe Dynasty was in power. The Dynasty constructed several monuments including the rock-hewn churches of Lalibela, which is recorded as the eight wonder of the world and still used for worship. The whole city of Lalibela is considered as a work of sculpture dedicate to the glory of God.
Addis Ababa (the name means 'new flower') is of fairly recent origin - Menelik 11 founded the city in 1887. Situated in the foothills of the Entoto Mountains and standing 2,400 metres above sea level it is the third highest capital in the world. The city has a population of about two million.
Before moving to the present site of Addis Ababa, Menelik had established temporary capitals at six different locations caused by exhausting the fuel wood at each of these sites. Addis itself was in danger of being abandoned until the introduction of fast-growing eucalyptus trees from Australia provided the city with a regular source of fuel.
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