Horn Of Africa Collection (#3)

Lake Abbe, on the border of Djibouti and Ethiopia, is the last in a line of alkaline lakes in which the Awash River dissipates

An aerial view of the volcanic cones at the inlet of Ghoubbet el Kharb (the Devils Throat)
An aerial view of the volcanic cones at the inlet of Ghoubbet el Kharz'b (the Devils Throat), a region of high seismic activity where deep fractures in the lava continue to widen year by year

An aerial view of the caldera Sisale K'ma, which is 3, 937 feet in diameter and 300, 000 years old
An aerial view of the caldera Sisale K? ma, which is 3, 937 feet in diameter and 300, 000 years old. It is situated at the inlet of Ghoubbet el Khar?'b (the Devil?)

Woman enjoying the early morning sun on the cliffs, Simien Mountains National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Debarq, Ethiopia, Africa

Sun setting over the Simien Mountains National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Debarq, Ethiopia, Africa

Male Gelada (Theropithecus gelada), Simien Mountains National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Debarq, Ethiopia, Africa

Baby cleaning a male Gelada baboon, Simien Mountains National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ethiopia, Africa

Male Gelada (Theropithecus gelada) sitting on a cliff, Simien Mountains National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ethiopia, Africa

Community house on the edge of a cliff, Simien Mountains National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Debarq, Ethiopia, Africa

Legendary Ethiopian Queen of Sheba (10th century BC)
illustration of a Legendary Ethiopian Queen of Sheba (10th century BC)

Men ethnicities Engraving 1883
Warrens Common School Geography Cowperthwait @ Co, Philadelphia 1883

Map of Africa 1869
Cornells Grammars-School Geography - S.S. Cornell - New York D. Appleton and Company 1869

Map of the reign of Alexandre the Great 1895
Meyers Konversations-Lexikon. Ein Nachschlagewerk des allgemeinen Wissens, 5th edition 17 volumes Bibliographisches Institut - Leipzig 1895-1897

Dongola race horse 1841

Antique map of Arabia and adjacent Africa and Persia

Antique map of Arabia with Egypt, Nubia, and Abyssinia

Egypt Darfur Abyssinian map 1895
Meyers Konversations-Lexikon. Ein Nachschlagewerk des allgemeinen Wissens, 5th edition 17 volumes Bibliographisches Institut - Leipzig 1895-1897

Egypt
Antique illustration of a map of Egypt

Illustration of Gonder imperial city in Ethiopia

St Georges Church (Bet Giyorgis)
Looking down at the rock hewn, monolithic church of St Georges Church (Bet Giyorgis). The town of Lalibela is in the background

Prayers
A woman reads the bible under the light of a candle in Bet Medhane Alem - Church of the Redeemer of the World. The white shawl denotes her christian Orthodox belief

Lalibela Dawn
Two women, wearing traditional Orthodox white shawls sit on the edge of a cliff at dawn, looking out over a rural scene of mountains and huts near Lalibela, Ethiopia

Satellite view of the Horn of Africa
February 9, 2011 - The deep blue waters of the Gulf of Aden and Indian Ocean form a stark contrast to the arid red and tan lands of the Horn of Africa

U. S. Air Force pararescuemen conducting a pararescue training jump from an HC-130
March 13, 2008 - U.S. Air Force pararescuemen conduct a pararescue training jump from an HC-130 Hercules aircraft over Djibouti

Pararescuemen prepare for a HALO jump aboard an HC-130 over Djibouti
Pararescuemen prepare for a High Altitude Low Opening (HALO) jump during a search and rescue training mission aboard an HC-130 over Djibouti in the Horn of Africa

Gunners Mate fires an M2. 50-caliber machine gun
Arta Region, Djibouti, March 11, 2014 - Gunners Mate fires an M2.50-caliber machine gun during sustainment training at a range in the Arta Region of Djibouti

A U. S. Marine inspects his weapon
November 5, 2013 - A U.S. Marine inspects his weapon before a downed-vehicle exercise at Arta Range in Djibouti

Airmen prepare for a HALO jump aboard an HC-130 over Djibouti
Airmen prepare for a High Altitude Low Opening (HALO) jump during a search and rescue training mission aboard an HC-130 over Djibouti in the Horn of Africa

Hard target penetrating bombs explode at the Gordia range off the coast of Djibouti
Djibouti, Africa, December 4, 2007 - 1, 000 pound BLU-110 MK-83 and 500 pound BLU-111 MK-82 hard target penetrating bombs explode at the Gordia range off the coast of Djibouti

A Landing Craft Air Cushion coming ashore on a beach during an exercise near Camp Lemonier
Djibouti, April 1, 2009 - A Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) comes ashore on a beach during an exercise near Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti

U. S. Air Force pararescuemen jump from an HC-130 aircraft off the coast of Djibouti
December 4, 2008 - U.S. Air Force pararescuemen jump from an HC-130 aircraft during a training exercise off the coast of Djibouti

Airmen jump out of an HC-130 Hercules over Djibouti
March 28, 2006 - Airmen with the 304th Expeditionary Rescue Squadron jump out of an HC-130 Hercules operated over the Gulf of Tadjoura, Djibouti

An Air Force pararescueman conducts a combat insertion and extraction exercise in Djibouti
January 5, 2010 - An Air Force pararescueman conducts a combat insertion and extraction exercise from a Marine CH-53 Sea Stallion helicopter in Djibouti, Africa

Amphibious assault vehicle crewmen conduct a water gunnery range at a Djibouti beach
March 25, 2010 - Amphibious assault vehicle crewmen conduct a water gunnery range at a Djibouti beach. The water range was the first time in 20 years that the platoon performed this type of aquatic

U. S. Air Force pararescuemen jump from a CH-53 Sea Stallion
November 12, 2008 - U.S. Air Force pararescuemen jump from a CH-53 Sea Stallion helicopter during a training exercise off the coast of Djibouti

U. S. Air Force loadmasters fold the American flag aboard an HC-130 Hercules
November 19, 2013 - U.S. Air Force loadmasters fold the American flag following a re-enlistment on a U.S. Air Force HC-130 Hercules near Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti

Air Force pararescuemen conduct a combat insertion and extraction exercise in Djibouti
January 5, 2010 - Air Force pararescuemen conduct a combat insertion and extraction exercise from a Marine CH-53 Sea Stallion helicopter in Djibouti, Africa

A U. S. Air Force pararescueman jumps from an HC-130P / N Combat King
January 9, 2014 - A U.S. Air Force pararescueman jumps from an Air Force HC-130P/N Combat King aircraft near Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti

Cattle herd, Simien Mountains National Park, Ras Dashen, Ethiopia

Simien Mountains National Park, Ras Dashen, Ethiopia

Moth species Pseudobunea alinda, Oromia Region, Ethiopia

Moth species Lobobunaea phaedusa ssp christyi, Oromia Region, Ethiopia

Vine Hawk-Moth or Silver-striped Hawk-Moth -Hippotion celerio-, Oromia Region, Ethiopia

Ludia moth species -Ludia delegorguei-, Oromia Region, Ethiopia

Moth species -Temnora plagiata-, Oromia Region, Ethiopia

Simien Mountain, Ethiopia
UNESCO World Heritage Site: Simien National ParkInscription Year on List of World Heritage in Danger: 1996

Simien National Park
Created in 1969 to protect endemic species that inhabit it, Simien National Park is listed as a World Heritage by UNESCO

Roof of Ethiopia - Simien National Park
Created in 1969 to protect endemic species that inhabit it, Simien National Park is listed as a World Heritage by UNESCO.Massive erosion over the years on the Ethiopian plateau has created one of

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