UNESCO World Heritage for Ethiopia

UNESCO World Heritage Sites represent some of the best natural, cultural and historic attractions in world travel. Below are details of the 9 cultural, natural and mixed sites inscribed for Ethiopia to date (a red World Heritage symbol denotes a site currently regarded as endangered). For more details of these properties, click on the links to the UNESCO website and the photographic galleries of these sites from OurPlace (where available) or see our highlights of Ethiopia for descriptions.


1978 - Rock-Hewn Churches, Lalibela
1978 - Simien National Park
1979 - Fasil Ghebbi, Gondar Region
1980 - Lower Valley of the Omo
1980 - Tiya
1980 - Lower Valley of the Awash
1980 - Aksum
2006 - Harar Jugol, the Fortified Historic Town
2011 - Konso Cultural Landscape


Rock-Hewn Churches, Lalibela

Simien National Park

Fasil Ghebbi, Gondar Region

Aksum