| In this deeply religious country, pilgrims make the journey on foot from long distances to visit the churches of Lalibela. |
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| That extraordinary complex of shrines, churches, chapels and hermitages, hewn from the rock at Lalibela, were designed as an African mirror to Jerusalem. |
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| Ethiopia, too is renowned for its ancient churches, such as at the UNESCO World Heritage Site at Lalibela. |
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| South Africa also has a number of World Heritage Sites and provintial nature reserves including Shamwari, Londolozi, Sanbona and Lalibela. |
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| They eventually gave way to the Zagwe dynasty who are famed for their rock cut architecture at Lalibela. |
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| The stone ruins of Great Zimbabwe are also noteworthy for their architecture, as are the monolithic churches at Lalibela, Ethiopia, such as the Church of Saint George. |
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