Tembien
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Tembien is a historic region in Tigray Region and former provinces of Ethiopia. It is a mountainous area of that country. During the reforms in 1994–95, the old provinces were replaced with regions, z
Emperor Yohannes
Bridge over Giba river, built by order of Mengesha Seyoum in the 1960s
Italian artillery in Tembien
During the Italian bombings of early 1936, the population tried to hide, for instance in caves. The soot on the ceiling of the (now abandoned) Mika'el rock church in Dogu'a Tembien evidences this
Simret
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Simret is a municipality in the Tanqua Millash district of the Tigray Region, Ethiopia, which comprises the longest cave of Tigray in Zeyi, as well as Ras Alula's birthplace in Mennewe. The municipali
Abuna Aregewi church in Zeyi, holding the entrance of the Zeyi cave
Cattle shed in Zeyi
Ras Alula in 1897
Forest of Mennewe Libanos monastery