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History
With an area of 1,128,200 sq km, as large as France and Spain combined, Ethiopia (formerly Abyssinia) lies between the Equator and the Tropic of Capricorn. Most parts are elevated plateaus, rising from 2000 to 4000 Mts.
There are great and formidable stelae, timeless monumets, prehistoric cave painitings, exotic rock hewn churches, old monasteries, castles, mosques, temples and other shrines which harbour and shield all sorts of irreplaceable, irretrievable, priceless mementoes.
Ethiopia is the land of fabled Queen of Sheba also the birth birth place of coffee and Lucy, the worlds' oldest known complete hominid, more than 3 million years. Of course, Ethiopia is the land of timeless appeal.
Ethiopia is anchored in an ancient, cutured society. The rich culture of its affluent society is prominent which comprises of more than 80 ethnic groups with 200 dialects. The rift valley is home to many diverse people and cultures.
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