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Dramatic Scenery
The Horn of Africa is brimming with natural wonders, from geological oddities to power-
fully majestic mountainscapes. Ethiopia, Djibouti and Somaliland have countless places to
ready your wide-angle lens for some shutter-blowing compositions.
Danakil Depression
Truly unique in the world, the sub-sea-level volcanic landscape here
is eerily beautiful (
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Simien Mountains National Park
Huge cliffs, oddly formed mountains and unusual
Afro-alpine habitat create one of the most stunning spots in Africa (
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Rock-hewn churches of Tigray
Though it's the churches that draw people in, the soaring
mountain pinnacles are equally mesmerising (
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Lac Abbé
Spikelike calcareous chimneys make for apocalyptic landscapes (
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Lac Assal
The great salt lake and black volcanic terrain of Lac Assal are truly photogenic
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Daallo Lookout
Peering over the vertigo ledges of the Daallo Escarpment is a Somaliland
highlight (
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Waga
(carved wooden sculptures), Konso (
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)
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