Fanos Ethiopia Tour and Travel Consultant

E T H I O P I A

Its name is derived from the Greek Aithiopia, which means “Land of the burnt face.” In antiquity, this name referred to the territories south of the empire of the pharaohs. It was also known in Europe as Abyssinia, a term coming from the Arabic Habashat, which referred to one of the tribes South of Arabia that emigrated to Ethiopia at the beginning of its history.

• Is the source of the Blue Nile River, the longest River in the world
• Has been regarded as the ‘Water Tower of North East Africa” as a major source of water between the Red Sea and the Indian Ocean.
• Has been called the “Roof of Africa” for its most outstanding topographic features. There are many high mountains including the 4th largest one in Africa, Ras Dashen.
• Is a country of many wonderful geological features such as Dalol Depression (one of the lowest depressions in the world), the Ertale Active Volcano, Sof Omar Cave, the Great East Africa Rift Valley, Blue Nile Gorge and others.
• It was home to the most ancient Kingdom in Africa, one of the first monarchies in the world. It is the sole African country to possess an alphabet more than 2000 years old.
• Is considered as the Cradle of Human Kind and the home of human ancestors. The fossil of Lucy “Dinknesh”, which dates back to about 3.18million years old, is the most prominent one.

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