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Ethiopian Highlands. The Ethiopian Highlands (also called the Abyssinian Highlands) [1][2] is a rugged mass of mountains in Ethiopia in Northeast Africa. It forms the largest continuous area of its elevation in the continent, with little of its surface falling below 1,500 m (4,900 ft), while the summits reach heights of up to 4,550 m (14,930 ft).
Simien National Park. Simien Mountains National Park is the largest national park in Ethiopia. Located in the North Gondar Zone of the Amhara Region, its territory covers the highest parts of the Simien Mountains and includes Ras Dashan, the highest point in Ethiopia. It is home to a number of endangered species, including the Ethiopian wolf ...
Geography of Ethiopia. From top to bottom, clockwise: rock formation near Addis Zemen; Simien Mountains National Park; Gere-alta mountains in Hawzen; Dallol; saline crater lake at El Sod in Borana National Park; Abijatta-Shalla National Park. Ethiopia is located in the Horn of Africa. It is bordered by Eritrea to the north, Djibouti and Somalia ...
The Simien Mountains[2][3][4] (Amharic: ስሜን ተራራ or Səmen; also spelled Semain, Simeon and Semien), in northern Ethiopia, north east of Gondar in the Amhara Region, are part of the Ethiopian Highlands. They are a World Heritage Site and include the Simien Mountains National Park. The mountains consist of plateaus separated by ...
Located in the Simien Mountains National Park in the North Gondar Zone of the Amhara Region, it reaches an elevation of 4,550 metres (14,930 ft). [ 1 ] The English form "Ras Dashen" is a corruption of its Amharic name, "Ras Dejen", the term used by the Ethiopian Mapping Authority (EMA) that alludes to the traditional head or general who fights ...
Mount Abba Yared • Abul Kasim (mountain) • Mount Abuna Yosef • Mount Abuye Meda • Amba Alagi • Ale Bagu • Mount Amara • Amaro Mountains • Mount Ambaricho • Mount Amedamit • Amba Aradam • Mount Assimba • Mount Ayalu.
2023 (45th Session) Bale Mountains National Park (BMNP) is a national park in Ethiopia. The park encompasses an area of approximately 2,150 km 2 (830 sq mi) in the Bale Mountains and Sanetti Plateau of the Ethiopian Highlands. The park's Afromontane habitats have one of the highest incidences of animal endemicity of any terrestrial habitat in ...
Arsi Mountains National Park: Oromia: 2011: 10,876 square kilometres (4,199 sq mi) Regional Government: Awash National Park: Oromia and Afar: 1958: 850 square kilometres (330 sq mi) Federal Government: Bejimiz National Park: Benishangul-Gumuz and Amhara