The Italians built a stuccoed foyer on the front of the rock hewn Abreha we Atsbeha Ethiopian Orthodox church to prove to the local population that they weren't Muslims when they first arrived in the

The Italians built a stuccoed foyer on the front of the rock hewn Abreha we Atsbeha Ethiopian Orthodox church to prove to the local population that they weren't Muslims when they first arrived in the area in the Gheralta Mountains, near Wukro, Ethiopia; a small grave in the foreground marked with a simple metal cross.

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Chuck David Photography

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Africa Ethiopia Tigray Wukro Architecture Abreha we Atsbeha Church Ethiopian Orthodox Church Religion Culture Christianity Rock Hewn Church Stucco Foyer Italians Colonial Era Grave Tomb Burial Crosses Walls Pale Blue Sky Horizontal

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