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Bete Amanuel

Rock-CutAfricaEthiopiac. 1200 CEZagwe dynasty / Ethiopian Orthodox

The only freestanding monolithic church among the Lalibela complex. Possibly the former royal chapel of the Zagwe dynasty before its consecration.

12.0309°, 39.0420°

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