One Africa Simien Mountains National Park

Travel Information

  • Posted By : oneafrica
  • Posted On : Mar 05, 2014
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  • Category : National Parks
  • Description :
  • Location : Wag Hemra, Ethiopia

Overview

  • Simien Mountains National Park is one of the national parks of Ethiopia. Located in the Semien (North) Gondar Zone of theAmhara Region, its territory covers the Simien Mountains and includes Ras Dashan, the highest point in Ethiopia.

    Semien Mountains

    It is home to a number of endangered species, including the Ethiopian wolf and thewalia ibex, a wild goat found nowhere else in the world. The gelada baboon and thecaracal, a cat, also occur within the Simien Mountains. More than 50 species of birds inhabit the park, including the impressive bearded vulture, or lammergeier, with its 10-foot (3m) wingspan.

    The park is crossed by an unpaved road which runs from Debarq, where the administrative headquarters of the park is located, east through a number of villages to the Buahit Pass, where the road turns south to end at Mekane Berhan, 10 kilometers beyond the park boundary.