Ethiopia's UNESCO heritage: 12 World Heritage sites and which living traditions are listed

Ethiopia has a long list of UNESCO recognitions. Here is the current list. World Heritage Sites (12 per the UNESCO list) - Rock-Hewn Churches, Lalibela (11 churches, mostly 12th and 13th centuries) - Simien National Park - Fasil Ghebbi, Gondar Region - Aksum - Lower Valley of the Awash - Lower Valley of the Omo - Tiya - Harar Jugol, the Fortified Historic Town - Konso Cultural Landscape - Bale Mountains National Park - The Gedeo Cultural Landscape - Melka Kunture and Balchit, added in July 2024 at the 46th session in New Delhi. It lies about 50 km south of Addis Ababa and holds remains and stone tools dating back about 2.5 million years. Living heritage (Representative List) - Fichee-Chambalaalla, Sidama New Year (2015) - Gadaa system (2016) - Meskel celebration in Addis (2013) - Timkat (2019) Please check UNESCO directly for the latest. Your turn: which site or tradition have you visited or taken part in, and what is one lesser-known place you think deserves more visitors?