Wukro Chirkos
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Package Type : General
Package Location : tigray
Features Wukro Chirkos is an Orthodox Tewahedo monolithic church located in northern Ethiopia, on the northern edge of the town of Wukro near the main highway.
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Some three years ago, the writer of this piece had a chance to visit the north most part of Ethiopia as part of a field trip organized by the Tigray State. Eventually, after passing by numerous towns of Amhara and Tigray States, just about some 40 kilometers from Mekelle, Capital City of Tigray, our team settled in Wukro.
Wukro is located along Genfel River, in the Eastern zone of the Tigray State on the Asmara-Addis Ababa highway. Wukro is surrounded by Kilte Awulaelo woreda. The rock-hewn churches around Wukro are the town’s most distinctive landmarks.
Like the other north and ancient cities and towns, there are a number of temples at the outskirt of the town which are architecturally designed and artistically decorated. As the team spotted the local advertisement of tourist attraction sites from a nearby billboard, we headed the fringes of the town. There appeared a very ancient church known as Wukro Chirkos.
