Ethiopia races to save ‘Africa’s Jerusalem’

By Aljazeera Conservationists are facing a race against time to prevent one of Ethiopia’s most sacred religious site from crumbling away. The ancient churches of Lalibela in northern Ethiopia have been a place of pilgrimage for local Christians since they were constructed 800 years ago. The 11 churches were carved out of the mountainside during

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