Ethiopia

Administrative regions in travel priority order:

1. Amhara

• • • Rock-Hewn Churches of Lalibela (a World Heritage Site) – Church of St. George (Bete Giyorgis)
    • Fasil Ghebbi of Gondar (a World Heritage Site)
    • Simien Mountains National Park (a World Heritage Site)
    • Lake Tana (source of the Blue Nile) and Blue Nile Falls

2. Tigray

• • • Aksum (a World Heritage Site) “Land Of The Queen Of Sheba” and Chapel of the Tablet at the Church of Our Lady Mary of Zion (allegedly home to the original Ark of the Covenant)

3. Oromia

• • • Babile Elephant Sanctuary

4. Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples’ Region

• • • Konso Cultural Landscape (a World Heritage Site)
    • Lower Valley of the Omo (a World Heritage Site)
    • Tiya (a World Heritage Site)
    • Omo National Park

5. Harari

• • • Fortified Historic Town of Harar Jugol (a World Heritage Site)

6. Afar

• • • Lower Valley of the Awash (a World Heritage Site)

7. Addis Ababa

• • • Addis Ababa (national capital and charter city) – National Museum of Ethiopia

8. Dire Dawa

• • • Dire Dawa (charter city): Megala (old town) – Kafira Market, Kezira (French colonial quarter), and Porc Epic Cave (Ancient rock art)

9. Benishangul-Gumuz

• • • Assosa (regional capital)

10. Gambela

• • • Gambela (regional capital)

11. Somali West

• • • Jigjiga (regional capital)

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Eritrea

• • • Asmara (national capital) (a World Heritage Site)

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Djibouti

• • • Djibouti (national capital)
    • Day Forest National Park

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Somalia

Regions:

1. Somaliland

• • • Hargeisa
    • Ruins of the Adal Sultanate in Zeila, Awdal

2. Puntland

• • • Garoowe

3. Central Somalia

• • • Galkacyo

4. Southern Somalia

• • • Mogadishu (national capital)
    • Lag Badana-Bushbush National Park