lalibela, the tomb of adam

lalibela, priest

lalibela, day labourers

lalibela is a town in northern ethiopia. 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. lalibela was intended to be a new jerusalem in response to the capture of jerusalem by muslims, and many of its historic buildings take their name and layout from buildings in jerusalem. located in the semien wollo Zone of the amhara ethnic division, lalibela is located at 2,500 meters above sea level.(from wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)

shewarobit 02 - 2009

shewarobit 05 - 2009

shewarobit 01 - 2009

shewa robit is a town in north-central ethiopia, located in the semien shewa zone of the amhara region. shewa robit holds its market on wednesdays.
a visitor to shewa robit in 1985 described the town as follows: "shewa robit is a one-street town of ramshackle adobes. the hotel we visited was made of mud with straw on a wood frame, walls stuccoed or painted, roof of corrugated iron. doorways were small and crooked but there was electricity, a refrigerator and a shower. Children and chickens roamed everywhere. except for the people, this could have been india or egypt or colombia or bolivia."
in may 2009, a group of rebels claiming to belong to the ethiopian unity and justice movement allegedly attacked the police station and other targets in shewa robit.

based on figures from the central statistical agency in 2005, shewa robit has an estimated total population of 24,886 of whom 13,021 were men and 11,865 were women. the 1994 census reported this town had a total population of 5,360 of whom 2,553 were males and 2,807 were females. the inhabitants include members of the argobba people. it is the largest settlement in kewet woreda. (from wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)