Why Ethiopia Is Unlike Anywhere Else On Earth
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30 facts that prove Ethiopia is not what you think. From the Danakil Depression, where people once lived through the highest average temperatures ever recorded, to the Simien and Bale Mountains on the Roof of Africa, this Ethiopia geography countdown covers the country's volcanoes, rivers, wildlife, history and the rift that is slowly tearing Africa apart.
Ethiopia holds about half of Africa's land above 2,000 metres, sends most of the Nile's water toward Egypt, still runs on a 13-month calendar (it's 2019 there right now), and sits where three tectonic plates are pulling apart. In this video we count down 30 Ethiopia facts on a real satellite map of Ethiopia: the Blue Nile Gorge, Lake Tana, the GERD dam, Lalibela's rock-hewn churches, the Aksum stelae, Lucy, Erta Ale's lava lake, the 2025 Hayli Gubbi eruption and more.
CHAPTERS
0:00 Ethiopia isn't what you think
0:22 #30 Bigger than you think
0:44 #29 The world's smallest grain
1:06 #28 The Australian tree that saved the capital
1:30 #27 The clock starts at sunrise
1:54 #26 Thirteen months, and it's 2019
2:20 #25 Ninety languages and its own script
2:44 #24 A giant with no coastline
3:00 #23 The coast that walked away
3:24 #22 Africa's highest capital
3:52 #21 Forests you can see from space
4:19 #20 Every cup of arabica started here
4:52 #19 The monkey that eats grass
5:14 #18 Africa's rarest hunter
5:38 #17 Two out of three, gone
6:10 #16 Africa's biggest roof garden
6:33 #15 Most of Africa's high ground
7:01 #14 From the roof to the basement
7:32 #13 A canyon you've never heard of
7:52 #12 Where the Blue Nile begins
8:16 #11 Most of the Nile is Ethiopian rain
8:41 #10 Africa's biggest power plant
9:10 #9 One river, two countries, one lake
9:37 #8 The river that never reaches the sea
9:59 #7 Churches carved into the ground
10:31 #6 The 520-tonne stone
11:05 #5 The country that stayed free
11:38 #4 Where the human story starts
12:16 #3 The hottest place anyone ever lived
12:54 #2 The volcano that woke up
13:29 #1 Africa is tearing apart, right here
14:01 Ethiopia: old history, new ground
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ethiopia got to be one of the most intresting countries of earth
sadly it is also almost constantly in conflict since 1950
The correct calendar. We have everything our own. God is with us ๐ ๐
You may also add - The Oromoo Gadaa System, which is the oldest (one of the oldest?) Democratic System that has been practiced since over 500 years ago. Also registered by UNESCO as a world heritage.
Why Ethiopia Is Unlike Anywhere Else On Earth
Explains-it
37,382 views
30 facts that prove Ethiopia is not what you think. From the Danakil Depression, where people once lived through the highest average temperatures ever recorded, to the Simien and Bale Mountains on the Roof of Africa, this Ethiopia geography countdown covers the country's volcanoes, rivers, wildlife, history and the rift that is slowly tearing Africa apart.
Ethiopia holds about half of Africa's land above 2,000 metres, sends most of the Nile's water toward Egypt, still runs on a 13-month calendar (it's 2019 there right now), and sits where three tectonic plates are pulling apart. In this video we count down 30 Ethiopia facts on a real satellite map of Ethiopia: the Blue Nile Gorge, Lake Tana, the GERD dam, Lalibela's rock-hewn churches, the Aksum stelae, Lucy, Erta Ale's lava lake, the 2025 Hayli Gubbi eruption and more.
CHAPTERS
0:00 Ethiopia isn't what you think
0:22 #30 Bigger than you think
0:44 #29 The world's smallest grain
1:06 #28 The Australian tree that saved the capital
1:30 #27 The clock starts at sunrise
1:54 #26 Thirteen months, and it's 2019
2:20 #25 Ninety languages and its own script
2:44 #24 A giant with no coastline
3:00 #23 The coast that walked away
3:24 #22 Africa's highest capital
3:52 #21 Forests you can see from space
4:19 #20 Every cup of arabica started here
4:52 #19 The monkey that eats grass
5:14 #18 Africa's rarest hunter
5:38 #17 Two out of three, gone
6:10 #16 Africa's biggest roof garden
6:33 #15 Most of Africa's high ground
7:01 #14 From the roof to the basement
7:32 #13 A canyon you've never heard of
7:52 #12 Where the Blue Nile begins
8:16 #11 Most of the Nile is Ethiopian rain
8:41 #10 Africa's biggest power plant
9:10 #9 One river, two countries, one lake
9:37 #8 The river that never reaches the sea
9:59 #7 Churches carved into the ground
10:31 #6 The 520-tonne stone
11:05 #5 The country that stayed free
11:38 #4 Where the human story starts
12:16 #3 The hottest place anyone ever lived
12:54 #2 The volcano that woke up
13:29 #1 Africa is tearing apart, right here
14:01 Ethiopia: old history, new ground
#ethiopia #geography #maps