... Abuna Yemata , on horseback . There are stunning views from the narrow ledge that leads to the church , looking over a sheer drop of roughly 200m . To get to Abuna Yemata Guh from Megab , you must first follow the signposted track that ...
... Abuna Yemata constructed a sanctuary within a dramatic and virtually inaccessible pinnacle at Guh ( the modern monastic church of Abuna Yemata at Guh dates from the fifteenth century ; Lepage and Mercier 2005 : 170 ) ; the location ...
Ethiopia is the third book on iconic places of worship published by Ludwig Publishing and the American University in Cairo Press, following the bestselling success of The Churches of Egypt and The History and Religious Heritage of Old Cairo ...
... Abuna Yemata Guh , an Ethiopian Orthodox church carved high into the side of a cliff . Abuna Yemata Guh was fashioned by human hands but clearly breathed into existence by Spirit . The climb to this 4th - century church involves scaling ...
... Abuna Yemata Guh , a small but exquisitely painted church carved into a lofty perpendicular sandstone pinnacle at the west end of the escarpment . Other important edifices include Abuna Abraham Debre Tsion , a large monastic church ...
... Abuna Yemata Guh , carved into a towering sandstone pinnacle in the mountains of Gheralta , in the Tigray region to the north . Believed to have been built in the 6th century , and containing 15th - 16th - century murals , Abuna Yemata ...
... Abuna Yemata Guh GULF OF ADEN The Milky Seas SOMALIA 10 ̊ SOUTH SUDAN CMB JUBA NGA 10 ̊ DJI 212 / AFRICA / NORTH AFRICA ADDIS ABABA CAF The Impenetrable Sudd ETHIOPIA 0 ̊ GAB EQUATOR COG 40 ̊ UGA Kitum Cave KENYA N Kakira Imigongo ...
... Abuna Yemata Guh The most compelling church in the Megab area – indeed , probably the most spectacularly situated rock - hewn church anywhere in Ethiopia - is Abuna Yemata Guh . This small but very beautiful church has been carved into ...
... Abuna Yemata Guh, the revered cave church that dates back to the fifth century CE. Abuna Yemata Guh, Gheralta Mountains, Tigray Region, December 2008 Aba Takelabe Aberha stands on the precipice of a rock-hewn. 335 Lake Ziway Sululta ...
... Abuna Yemata Guh church . The entrance to Abuna Yemata Guh church . Ceiling of Abuna Yemata Guh church Carved pillars and cupola of Mikael Kurara church 89 90 90 91 91 PHOTO 11.8 PHOTO 11.9 The Gheralta ridge , southwest of Hauzien ...