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NEW GUIDE · Ethiopia’s UNESCO heritageExplore all 19 entries ↗
THE ETHIOPIA HERITAGE GUIDE

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Explore Ethiopia’s UNESCO-inscribed places and living traditions — from ancient cities and mountain habitats to celebrations and systems of knowledge carried across generations.

12World Heritage placesCultural places 10 · Natural places 2
7Living traditions2013–2025
Checked against UNESCO records · 15 October 2026 · Years shown in the Gregorian calendar.

This guide covers all 12 inscribed World Heritage properties and all 7 living heritage elements listed for Ethiopia at the review date. Tentative nominations and other UNESCO programmes are outside this guide.

Browse the official lists: Ethiopia’s World Heritage places · Ethiopia’s living heritage

Descriptions are Warkaw editorial summaries of the linked UNESCO records. Amharic translations are provided by Warkaw.

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