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Debre Dammo,The monastery is known as Däbrä Dammo (with the geminated -mm-) in Tigrinya, and as Däbrä Damo in later Amharic appellations.[1]

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  1. 28 relations: Abuna Aregawi, Adigrat, Amba (landform), Amba Geshen, Amharic, Architecture of Ethiopia, Axum, Central Zone, Tigray, Clerestory, Cliff, David Roden Buxton, Emperor of Ethiopia, Eritrea, Eritrean Defence Forces, Europe External Programme with Africa, Hieratic, List of sovereign states, List of zones of Ethiopia, Monastery, Mountain, Narthex, Nave, Orthodox Tewahedo, Regions of Ethiopia, Thomas Pakenham (historian), Tigray Region, Tigray War, Wehni.

  2. Adigrat
  3. Ambas in Ethiopia
  4. Christian monasteries established in the 6th century
  5. Cliff dwellings
  6. Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo monasteries

Abuna Aregawi

Abuna Aregawi (also called Za-Mika'el Aragawi) was a sixth-century Syrian monk and canonized by the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church, as well as by the Ethiopian Catholic Church, as well as the Eritrean Orthodox Church. Debre Dammo and Abuna Aregawi are Adigrat.

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Adigrat

Adigrat (ʿaddigrat, also called ʿAddi Grat) is a city and separate woreda in Tigray Region of Ethiopia.

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Amba (landform)

An amba (ዐምባ āmbā, እምባ imbā) is a characteristic landform in Ethiopia. Debre Dammo and amba (landform) are ambas in Ethiopia.

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Amba Geshen

Amba Geshen is the name of a mountain in northern Ethiopia. Debre Dammo and Amba Geshen are ambas in Ethiopia.

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Amharic

Amharic (or; Amarəñña) is an Ethiopian Semitic language, which is a subgrouping within the Semitic branch of the Afroasiatic languages.

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Architecture of Ethiopia

The architecture of Ethiopia varies greatly from region to region.

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Axum

Axum, also spelled Aksum (pronounced), is a town in the Tigray Region of Ethiopia with a population of 66,900 residents (as of 2015).

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Central Zone, Tigray

The Central Zone is a zone in the Tigray Region of Ethiopia.

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Clerestory

In architecture, a clerestory (also clearstory, clearstorey, or overstorey; from Old French cler estor) is a high section of wall that contains windows above eye-level.

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Cliff

In geography and geology, a cliff is an area of rock which has a general angle defined by the vertical, or nearly vertical.

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David Roden Buxton

David Roden Buxton FSA (26 February 1910 – 17 November 2003) was an entomologist and employee of the British Council.

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Emperor of Ethiopia

The emperor of Ethiopia (nəgusä nägäst, "King of Kings"), also known as the Atse (ዐፄ, "emperor"), was the hereditary ruler of the Ethiopian Empire, from at least the 13th century until the abolition of the monarchy in 1975.

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Eritrea

Eritrea (or; Ertra), officially the State of Eritrea, is a country in the Horn of Africa region of Eastern Africa, with its capital and largest city at Asmara.

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Eritrean Defence Forces

The Eritrean Defence Forces (EDF) are the combined military forces of Eritrea composed of three branches: Eritrean Army, Eritrean Air Force and Eritrean Navy.

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Europe External Programme with Africa

The Europe External Programme with Africa and Europe External Policy Advisors, both called EEPA, are two closely associated Belgian-based non-governmental organizations that aim to encourage the European Union's involvement in human rights in general (EEPA/Advisors) and, in particular, in the Horn of Africa and North Africa (EEPA/Africa).

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Hieratic

Hieratic (priestly) is the name given to a cursive writing system used for Ancient Egyptian and the principal script used to write that language from its development in the third millennium BCE until the rise of Demotic in the mid-first millennium BCE.

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List of sovereign states

The following is a list providing an overview of sovereign states around the world with information on their status and recognition of their sovereignty.

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List of zones of Ethiopia

The regions of Ethiopia are administratively divided into 68 or more zones (ዞን, zonə), (Godina).

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Monastery

A monastery is a building or complex of buildings comprising the domestic quarters and workplaces of monastics, monks or nuns, whether living in communities or alone (hermits).

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Mountain

A mountain is an elevated portion of the Earth's crust, generally with steep sides that show significant exposed bedrock.

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Narthex

The narthex is an architectural element typical of early Christian and Byzantine basilicas and churches consisting of the entrance or vestibule, located at the west end of the nave, opposite the church's main altar.

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The nave is the central part of a church, stretching from the (normally western) main entrance or rear wall, to the transepts, or in a church without transepts, to the chancel.

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Orthodox Tewahedo

Orthodox Tewahedo refers to two Oriental Orthodox Christian Churches with shared beliefs, liturgy, and history.

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Regions of Ethiopia

Ethiopia is a federation subdivided into ethno-linguistically based regional states (Amharic: plural: ክልሎች kililoch; singular: ክልል kilil; Oromo: singular: Naannoo; plural: Naannolee) and chartered cities (Amharic: plural: አስተዳደር አካባቢዎች astedader akababiwoch; singular: አስተዳደር አካባቢ astedader akabibi).

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Thomas Pakenham (historian)

Thomas Francis Dermot Pakenham, 8th Earl of Longford (born 14 August 1933), known simply as Thomas Pakenham, is an Anglo-Irish historian and arborist who has written several prize-winning books on the diverse subjects of African history, Victorian and post-Victorian British history, and trees.

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Tigray Region

The Tigray Region (or simply Tigray; officially the Tigray National Regional State) is the northernmost regional state in Ethiopia.

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Tigray War

The Tigray War was an armed conflict that lasted from 3 November 2020 to 3 November 2022.

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Wehni

Wehni (Amharic: ወህኒ) is the name of one of the mountains of Ethiopia where most of the male heirs to the Emperor of Ethiopia were interned, usually for life.

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See also

Adigrat

Ambas in Ethiopia

Christian monasteries established in the 6th century

Cliff dwellings

Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo monasteries

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Debre_Dammo

Also known as Dabra Damo, Debre Damo, Debredamo.