Lasta

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Lasta is a historic region in northern Ethiopia that served as the political and cultural heartland of the medieval Zagwe dynasty.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Lasta canonical 6

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf historic region ⓘ
region of Ethiopia ⓘ
approximateMedievalCenter Lalibela ⓘ
architecturalHeritage monolithic churches ⓘ
rock-cut architecture ⓘ
associatedDynasty Zagwe dynasty ⓘ
associatedReligionInstitution Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church ⓘ
capitalOfDynasty Zagwe dynasty ⓘ
contains Lalibela ⓘ
country Ethiopia ⓘ
culturalLandscapeType sacred highland landscape ⓘ
culturalSignificance center of medieval Ethiopian Christian culture ⓘ
economyHistorically highland agriculture ⓘ
ethnicGroupsHistoricallyAssociated Agaw peoples ⓘ
linked to: Agew peoples

Amhara ⓘ
geographicalFeature Ethiopian Highlands ⓘ
hasHeritageSite Rock-Hewn Churches of Lalibela ⓘ
historicalBuildingMaterial volcanic tuff (for rock-hewn churches) ⓘ
historicalContinuity remains inhabited and culturally active in modern Ethiopia ⓘ
historicalLanguageOfAdministration Geʽez ⓘ
historicalPeriod Middle Ages ⓘ
historicalRole cultural heartland of the Zagwe dynasty ⓘ
political heartland of the Zagwe dynasty ⓘ
knownFor rock-hewn churches ⓘ
languageHistoricallySpoken Agaw languages ⓘ
Amharic ⓘ
Geʽez ⓘ
linkedToRoyalFigure King Lalibela (Zagwe king) ⓘ
linked to: King Lalibela
locatedIn Horn of Africa ⓘ
northern Ethiopia ⓘ
majorTown Lalibela ⓘ
medievalAdministrationType royal heartland of the Zagwe kings ⓘ
notableSite Biete Maryam church (in Lalibela) ⓘ
Biete Medhane Alem church (in Lalibela) ⓘ
partOf Ethiopia ⓘ
politicalCenterPeriod 12th century ⓘ
13th century ⓘ
politicalSignificance core territory of the Zagwe state ⓘ
predecessorPolityContext Aksumite Empire ⓘ
presentDayAdministrativeContext Amhara Region ⓘ
North Wollo Zone ⓘ
religion Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
religiousArchitecturePeriod 12th century ⓘ
13th century ⓘ
religiousHeritage major pilgrimage center in Ethiopian Orthodoxy ⓘ
successorPolityContext Solomonic dynasty ⓘ
terrain mountainous ⓘ
traditionalProvinceStatus historic province of Ethiopia ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageContext Rock-Hewn Churches of Lalibela ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Queen Meskel Kibra → region → Lasta ⓘ
Naʽakuto Laʽab → regionRuled → Lasta ⓘ