The 11 medieval monolithic cave churches of this 13th-century 'New Jerusalem' are situated in a mountainous region in the heart of Ethiopia near a traditional village with circular-shaped dwellings.

For four years or so, the population of Lalibela town is suffering from the effects of conflicts in the northern part of ...

Lalibela is a high place of Ethiopian Christianity, still today a place of pilmigrage and devotion.

While they might remind some of Jordan's stunning Petra, the UNESCO World Heritage site was originally meant to become the "New Jerusalem". The Rock-Hewn Churches of Lalibela, nestled in the town ...

The CRCCH and the World Heritage Centre could participate in the creation of a structure for reflection and management of the restoration and development projects of the site of Lalibela, calling upon ...