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Kenya,Marsabit,Kalacha. A mural in the Catholic church at Kalacha painted by an Ethiopian artist.
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Ethiopian style religious painting in the small Catholic church at Kalacha on the edge of the Chalbi Desert.
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Fine murals decorate the interior of the rock hewn church of Yohannes Maequddi, a two hour walk from Degum on a plateau of the Gheralta Mountains east of Debretsion.The spacious rectangular interior is best known for its ancient, well-preserved murals and paintings.
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Fine murals decorate the interior of the rock hewn church of Yohannes Maequddi, a two hour walk from Degum on a plateau of the Gheralta Mountains east of Debretsion.The spacious rectangular interior is best known for its ancient, well-preserved murals and paintings.
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The rock hewn church of Abune Yemata in the Gheralta Mountains near Guh is renowned for its truly remarkable murals. Abune Yemata church is reached only by a hazardous ascent with tiny footholds and irregular hand grips.
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Ura Kidane Meret Church boasts some of the finest 16th century murals,most painted in the maqdas,or inner sanctuary,of any Ethiopian church.
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Ethiopia, Abraha Atsbeha, Tigray Region. The interior of the semi monolithic 10th century church of Abraha Atsbeha is richly adorned with post 17th century paintings depicting biblical scenes.
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Ethiopia, Lake Tana. Brightly-coloured murals depict religious scenes in Beta Giorgis Monastery.
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Ethiopia, Lake Tana. Brightly-coloured murals depict religious scenes in Beta Giorgis Monastery.
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Ethiopia, Lake Tana. Brightly-coloured murals depict religious scenes in Beta Giorgis Monastery.
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Ethiopia, Gondar, Debre Birhan Selassie Church. Ancient paintings adorn the interior of this famous church.
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Kenya,Kiambu,Kikuyu. One of the stained glass windows in the Church of the Torch near Kikuyu depicts Jesus and his flock of Kikuyu women and children in traditional attire. The church is the oldest Presbyterian church in East Africa. The first service was held there in 28th January 1909.
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Ethiopian Christmas day celebrations (Genna),Bet Maryam Church,Lalibela,Ethiopia. Holy men carry Axunite hand crosses. Cloths are used when holding these,to keep them clean. Colourful umbrellas are also an important part fo the religious symbolism employed in Ethiopia.
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At a Lake Tana church a pilgrim reads a holy text of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church.
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Narga Selassi church,Isle of Dek,Lake Tana,Gondar region,Ethiopia,Africa
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Early 12th Century Frescoes in Bet Maryam, St. Mary's Church, Lalibela, Ethiopia, Africa
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Ethiopia, Lake Tana. Brightly-coloured murals depict religious scenes in Beta Giorgis Monastery.
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Ethiopia, Gondar, Debre Birhan Selassie Church. Ancient paintings adorn the interior of this famous church.
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Ethiopia, Gondar, Debre Birhan Selassie Church. Ancient paintings adorn the interior of this famous church.
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An old Ethiopian Orthodox priest holds a large brass Coptic cross at the rock hewn church of Adadi Maryam, just south of Addis Abeba. This is the southernmost of Ethiopias rock hewn churches.
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Camels belonging to the Gabbra are loaded with water carriers and attached together in a camel train approach at a water hole on the edge of the Chalbi Desert. The Gabbra are a Cushitic tribe of nomadic pastoralists living with their herds of camels and goats around the fringe of the Chalbi Desert.
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Gabbra women dance at a gathering in the village of Kalacha. The Gabbra are a Cushitic tribe of nomadic pastoralists living with their herds of camels and goats around the fringe of the Chalbi Desert.
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Gabbra women dance at a gathering in the village of Kalacha. The Gabbra are a Cushitic tribe of nomadic pastoralists living with their herds of camels and goats around the fringe of the Chalbi Desert.
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Gabbra women sing and dance to celebrate a wedding. The traditional metal ornamentation on their heads is called malmal.
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Gabbra women sing and dance to celebrate a wedding. The traditional metal ornamentation on their heads is called malmal.
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The catholic church Igreja de Nossa Senhora Rosaria on the main square of Ibo Island,part of the Quirimbas Archipelago,Mozambique
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Narga Selassi church,Isle of Dek,Lake Tana,Gondar region,Ethiopia,Africa
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St. George and Dragon, Uran Kidane Meherate church, Zege Peninsula, Lake Tana, Ethiopia, Africa
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Ura Kedane Meheriet church, Zege peninsula, Lake Tana, Gondar region, Ethiopia, Africa
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Interior of the Christian church of Ura Kedane Meheriet (Kidene Mehret) (Ura Kidanemereth), Zege peninsula, Lake Tana, Gondar region, Ethiopia, Africa
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Ethiopia, Abraha Atsbeha, Tigray Region. A Coptic priest outside the huge wooden doors of the semi monolithic 10th century church of Abraha Atsbeha.
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Burundi. Locals worship at a Christian mission in rural Burundi.
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The old chapel at the Holy Ghost Catholic Mission in Bagamoyo where the body of David Livingstone was laid before being taken to Zanzibar for onward burial at Westminster Abbey in April 1874.
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The new church at the Holy Ghost Catholic Mission in Bagamoyo, much of which was completed in 1913.
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The Holy Ghost Catholic Mission in Bagamoyo with the old chapel where the remains of David Livingstone were laid on the left, the historic Fathers House in the centre and the mission s new church on the right.
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City Hall and Cathedral of Nossa Senhora de Conceicao, Maputo, Mozambique
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Tripoli, Libya; Inside the Santa Maria degli Angeli Roman Catholic church in the city centre
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The catholic church Igreja de Nossa Senhora Rosaria on the main square of Ibo Island,part of the Quirimbas Archipelago,Mozambique
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Ethiopia, Lalibela. Crowds gather to worship on Sunday around Bet Giyorgis.
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Ethiopia, Lalibela. A priest emerges from the ancient rock-hewn Church of Bet Giyorgis.
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Ethiopia, Lalibela. A priest in one of the ancient rock-hewn churches of Lalibela.
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Ethiopia, Lalibela. A priest emerges from an ancient rock-hewn Church.
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Ethiopia, Lalibela, Bet Giyorgis. A tourist gazes at the rock-hewn church of Bet Giyorgis.
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Ethiopia, Lalibela, Bet Giyorgis. A tourist gazes at the rock-hewn church of Bet Giyorgis.
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Ethiopia, Lalibela, Bet Giyorgis. A tourist gazes at the rock-hewn church of Bet Giyorgis.
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Ghana,Northern Region,Salaga. A Christian Church with bas relief murals.
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The ruins of a mosque inside Siyu Fort.The Sultan of Zanzibar in the middle of the 19th century built an impressive fort at the end of the mangrove lined tidal channel leading to Siyu village on Pate Island.Troops were garrisoned there to finally bring the troublesome inhabitants of the more or less independent petty sultanate of Siyu firmly under his rule. The fort is now undergoing extensive re
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Priests of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church pause at the entrance to the rock hewn church of Yohannes Maequddi, a two hour walk from Degum on a plateau of the Gheralta Mountains east of Debretsion.The access to the church is along a narrow cleft between glaring sandstone.
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Ethiopian Orthodox priests lead a procession of faithful into Abraha Atsheba Church to celebrate Timkat, the churchs most important Holy Day. Ethiopia is Africas oldest Christian nation where more than half the population follows the Ethiopian Orthodox faith. Priests wear colourful vestments while silk brocade umbrellas shade them from the sun.
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Kenya. Muhammad Hisham Kabban, Chairman of the Islamic Supreme Council of America, visiting Lamu island during Maulidi.
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Kenya. Muhammad Hisham Kabban, Chairman of the Islamic Supreme Council of America, visiting Lamu island during Maulidi.
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Kenya. A Muslim boy from Lamu watches Maulidi, the celebration of Prophet Mohammed s birthday.
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Kenya. A Muslim man from Lamu with a red-henna beard. Stained when they have participated in a pilgrimage to Mecca.
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Kenya. The Swahili elite, Wangwana, perform the traditional stick dance during Maulidi, celebration of Prophet Mohammed s birthday.
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Kenya, A teacher plays a flute during prayers attended by students of an Islamic school, or madrassa, at Shela.
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Nuestra Señora del Socorro church in Tiagua, Lanzarote, Canary Islands, Spain
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An old school church beside a brilliant flamboyant tree, Uganda, Africa
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Murals in the interior of the 16th century Christian Monastery and church of Azuwa Maryam, Zege Peninsula, Lake Tana, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia, Africa
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Murals in the the 16th century Christian Monastery and church of Azuwa Maryam, Zege Peninsula, Lake Tana, Ethiopia, Africa
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Murals in the the 16th century Christian Monastery and church of Azuwa Maryam, Zege Peninsula, Lake Tana, Ethiopia, Africa
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Murals in the interior of the 16th century Christian Monastery and church of Azuwa Maryam, Zege Peninsula, Lake Tana, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia, Africa
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Ethiopia, Amhara Region, Lasta, Lalibela. At sunrise worshippers attend an early morning outside service at the famous ancient rock-hewn Church of Saint George.
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Ethiopia, Amhara Region, Lasta, Lalibela. At sunrise, worshippers attend an early morning outside service at the famous ancient rock-hewn Church of Saint George.
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Frescoes on the ceiling of the Debre Berham (Debre Birhan Selassie) church, Gondar, Ethiopia, Africa
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One of the many colonial era churches in the stone town on Ilha do Mozambique,formerly the capital of Portuguese East Africa.
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Crumbling colonial villas on Ilha do Mozambique,the old capital of Portuguese East Africa
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The catholic church Igreja de Nossa Senhora Rosaria on the main square of Ibo Island,part of the Quirimbas Archipelago,Mozambique
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The catholic church Igreja de Nossa Senhora Rosaria on the main square of Ibo Island,part of the Quirimbas Archipelago,Mozambique
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The catholic church Igreja de Nossa Senhora Rosaria on the main square of Ibo Island,part of the Quirimbas Archipelago,Mozambique
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The catholic church Igreja de Nossa Senhora Rosaria on the main square of Ibo Island,part of the Quirimbas Archipelago,Mozambique
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The catholic church Igreja de Nossa Senhora Rosaria on the main square of Ibo Island,part of the Quirimbas Archipelago,Mozambique
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The catholic church Igreja de Nossa Senhora Rosaria on the main square of Ibo Island,part of the Quirimbas Archipelago,Mozambique
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A fine early Coptic wall mural depicting the Virgin Mary and Jesus,which came from the ancient Christian monastery of Faras,founded in 707AD. A team of Polish experts saved the murals from this monastery before the site was submerged by Lake Nasser after the completion of Egypt's Aswan High Dam. A selection of these murals now hangs in Sudan's National Museum in Khartoum.
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Lattice screens shade the circular passage around the 14th century church and monastery of the Ura Kidane Meret near Lake Tana.
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An attractively decorated traditional thatched house belonging to an Orthodox Christian community in the Ethiopian Highlands,northeast of Addis Ababa. Most Amhara people living in the Ethiopian Highlands adhere to the Ethiopian Orthodox faith. Ethiopia is Africa's oldest Christian nation.
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Aloes add a splash of colour to the parched landscape close to Debre Selam Church,near Atsbi in Ethiopia's most northerly region of Tigray.Flat-roofed stone houses,which are common throughout Tigray Province,may have been introduced into Ethiopia from Arabia as early as 700 BC.
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A priest stands outside the rock-hewn church of Abune Yemata in the Gheralta Mountains near Guh.Carved into a cliff face with a sheer drop of 800 to 1,000 feet,the church is reached only by a hazardous ascent with tiny footholds and irregular hand grips. It is renowned for its truly remarkable murals.
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Semi monolithic,rock hewn architecture,Gannata Mariam Christian church,Wollo region,Ethiopia,Africa
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Wall painting in interior,Christian church of Narga Selassie,island of Dek,Lake Tana,Gondar region,Ethiopia,Africa
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Christian church of Narga Selassie,island of Dek,Lake Tana,Gondar region,Ethiopia,Africa
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Ura Kedane Meheriet church,Zege peninsula,Lake Tana,Gondar region,Ethiopia,Africa
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Ura Kedane Meheriet church,Zege peninsula,Lake Tana,Gondar region,Ethiopia,Africa
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