Ethiopia is one of the most beautiful and attractive countries under African skies; a destination with a variety of fascinating scenery to show off. It is a very popular tourist destination because of its:
- geographical structure;
- unique collection of wild animals, bird and plant life (being a land of extreme endemism);
- ancient historical background, with matchless reveal of ancient relics;
- and different nationalities with their different languages, culture, living in harmony.
Geography:
Ethiopia is located in the North Eastern part of Africa, bounded North East by Eritrea and Djibouti, East and South East by Somalia, South West by Kenya, and West and North West by Sudan. It is known as the roof of Africa, thanks to the Semien (Northern) and South Eastern extended mountain ranges with associated plateaus. The average elevation of the plateau is about 1680m, and the highest mountain- Ras Dashen- is 4620m.
Ethiopia is also seen as the water tower of East Africa, being host to enormous water bodies, rift valley and highland lakes, and long traveling rivers. The river Abay, which becomes the Blue Nile river after joining the White Nile river in Sudan, is located in this country.
Ethiopia covers an area of 1,133,380 km2. The Great Rift Valley splits Ethiopia’s land features into the North Eastern highlands and South Western highlands, causing lowlands due to the drift from the South West to the North East.
The climate of Ethiopia varies mainly according to elevation above the sea level. The principal rainy season occurs between mid June and September, followed by a dry season that may be interrupted in February or March by a short rainy season.
Being most favored by nature’s generosity, this can only be an attempt to describe Ethiopia. Ethiopian Journey Travel will help you explore, learn, discover and enjoy yourself. Together, we will unravel Ethiopia’s beautiful, ever-precious secrets.
ETHIOPIAN ATTRACTIONS
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FESTIVALS IN ETHIOPIA
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PEOPLE AND CULTURE
Ethiopian calendar:
Ethiopia is the only African country by having its own calendaring system, the Ethiopian calendar is much more similar to the Egyptian Coptic calendar, it has 13 months and 365 days and 366 days in the leap year (in every four year). The Ethiopian calendar is seven years and eight months behind the Gregorian calendars. The Ethiopian calendar has 13 months, and each month consists of 30 days each and the last month (the 13th) Pagumiene. the Last month has 5 days and 6 days in the leap year (in every four year). This calendar is now used for both by the Ethiopian Orthodox church and for the civil calendar.
Ethiopian language:
Ethiopia is a multi-ethnic state with a grate variety of language spoken in the country of which 83 different languages with 200 dialects. The largest ethnic and linguistic groups are the Oromos, Amharas and Tigrayans. Ge’ez is an ancient language that was introduced during the Axumit regime as an official written language. The Axumit developed Ge'ez, a unique script derived from the Sabean alphabet, Ge’ez is a mother of Tigrinya and Amharic are the modern languages which are derived from Ge'ez. Amharic is the official national language of Ethiopia. The Ethiopian languages are divided into four major language groups. These are Semitic, Cushitic, Omotic, and Nilo-Saharan. English, Arabic, Italian and French are widely spoken by many Ethiopians.
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