• At 2,500 feet, Ethiopa’s ‘Abuna Yemata Guh’ is arguably the most inaccessible place of worship on earth, carved into the side of a cliff, with a sheer drop of 650...
  • While many of the Tigray churches are dug into the ground or monolithic with roofs at ground level, the church at Abuna Yemata Guh is pure-play rock-hewn.
  • Reaching the Abuna Yemata Guh is a challenging and strenuous climb, but this showcases the unwavering dedication of pilgrims who make the journey.
  • Abuna Yem'ata Guh. ኣቡና የማታ ጉሕ. ... Abuna Yemata Guh is a monolithic church located in the Hawzen woreda of the Tigray Region, Ethiopia.
  • Abuna Yemata Guh Church is a testament to Ethiopia’s deep Christian roots. Founded in the 5th century, the church bears witness to early religious practices.
  • Others claim it was a strategic move to avoid enemies. Whatever the reason, over 1,500 years later, Abuna Yemata Guh remains as breathtaking as ever.
  • These are the words of Ethiopians when they talk about climbing Abuna Yemata Guh, a rock-hewn Church in northern Ethiopia.
  • Abuna Yemata Guh is a monolithic church located in the Hawzen woreda of the Tigray Region, Ethiopia.
  • There's nowhere on earth quite like Abuna Yemata Guh. Although less impressive architecturally than most, the church is spectacularly sited within a cliff…
  • In Ethiopia, there is a monolithic church called Abuna Yemata Guh, located 2580 meters high. The most inaccessible place of worship in the world.
  • In several accounts, I had read that Abuna Yemata Guh was not easy to reach; I even read accounts of people who were not able to climb to the church at all.
  • One of the monks, Abuna Yemata, carved a cave into the sandstone pinnacle of Guh in what has become known as the Abuna Yemata Guh church.