Brandsma, D. Ethiopian Highlands. Flickr. Retrieved from https://www.flickr.com/photos/dbrandsma/13681967123/in/photolist-mR2E9T-6di7wS-aX6Q2p-iijHzW-snHgtw-4xcjnY-mTajgk-esjjX-5vmC5r-mR4pUC-snHgHu-6yxGKu-4JoHwM-6yxGR5-4x8a1k-4f25yG-6yxGNs-M5Ld4d-2ccUxJ4-mR55yv-mR2XBD-iijJao-iijrgT-L3Jv8A-6cgQ1u-4f23Gw-iikcX4-4SLf3w-4eX56B-6bguY2-iijPQ1-iijwNV-4f26uE-iijQfj-iikdUV-4eX5Sg-6bEymt-mR59hJ-iijx7F-iijKgS-i6Car3-5ThDr4-4RHef5-4CzP7A-iijqW4-5SWwDF-4eX5CP-iijyhX-6bpe6P-55puY1
The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia is a landlocked country in eastern Africa; it has a long frontier with Somalia near the Horn of Africa. South Sudan and Sudan lie to the west, Eritrea to the north, Djibouti to the north-east and Kenya to the south. The climate in the predominant high plateau terrain is mainly temperate, with an annual average temperature of 13°C (55°F), abundant rainfall in some years and low humidity. The lower country and valley gorges, however, are very hot and subject to recurrent drought. The official language is Amharic, but many other local languages are also spoken. English is widely used in official and commercial circles. The Ethiopian Orthodox (Tewahido) Church, an ancient Christian sect, has a wide following in the north and on the southern plateau. In much of the south and east the inhabitants include Muslims and followers of animist beliefs. The national flag (proportions 1 by 2) has three equal horizontal stripes, of green, yellow and red, superimposed in the centre of which is a blue disk bearing a yellow pentagram, resembling a star, with single yellow rays extending outwards from the inner angles of the star. The capital is Addis Ababa.
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Abraham van Linge. (1637, Image: c. 1992). Balliol College, Chapel, Antechapel: Saint Philip preaching to the Eunuch from Ethiopia, main lights, detail. [stained glass]. Retrieved from https://library.artstor.org/asset/ACVMAIG_10313677584
Lalibala: Church of St. Mary Diagonal Int. view Rock-cut Church Nave. Retrieved from https://library.artstor.org/asset/ARTSTOR_103_41822003389978
(17th c. - 18th c., Image: 1997). Mentewab-Qwesqwam Banqueting Hall, Exterior. Retrieved from https://library.artstor.org/asset/AWMONUMENTSIG_10313600132
(1167-1207, Image: ca. 1970). Rock-Hewn Coptic Churches, Exterior. Retrieved from https://library.artstor.org/asset/AWMONUMENTSIG_10313272735
Artist: Anonymous (Ethiopian). (late 17th century-early 18th century). Triptych Center Panel with Mary and Her Son and Christ Teaching the Apostles, Triptych Side Panels with Crucifixion and Resurrection and Saints George and Mercurius. [triptychs; panel paintings]. Retrieved from https://library.artstor.org/asset/AWALTERSIG_10312544403
Wosene Worke Kosrof. (1994). Scrolls of the Ancestor #IV. [Paintings]. Retrieved from https://library.artstor.org/asset/AHARNIG_10313997110
Ethiopia, Lalibela. (14th?15th century, before 1400 (?)). Processional Cross. [Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects]. Retrieved from https://library.artstor.org/asset/AMICO_METRO_103826067
Ethiopian. Double Seated Stone Figure. [Artifact]. Retrieved from https://library.artstor.org/asset/ATROUTIG_10313759109
(late 14th-early 15th century). Illuminated Gospel. [Book, Hide-Documents]. Retrieved from https://library.artstor.org/asset/SS7731421_7731421_11700446