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Sacred Landscapes of Tigray (rock-hewn church forests)
Tigray Region, northern Ethiopia
Ethiopia
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Regional cluster
- Location
- Tigray Region, northern Ethiopia
- Coordinates
- ~13.5°N 39.2°E
- Elevation
- Tigray highlands
- Size
- Multiple church forests/sacred landscapes
- Age / Founded
- Ancient (rock-hewn churches & associated groves)
- Status
- Active
- Deity & Religion
- Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Christianity
- Community & Guardians
- Tigrayan Orthodox communities
- Vernacular name
- Church forest / sacred landscape
- Record type
- Regional cluster
Cultural practices & uses
Rock-hewn churches with sacred groves; pilgrimage & worship
Plant species
Relict Afromontane/dry highland trees
Biome & fauna
Tigray dry highland forest fragments
Threats & protection
UNESCO World Heritage tentative list (Sacred Landscapes of Tigray)
Source
Sacred Landscapes of Tigray (UNESCO tentative #6301)