Lasta province

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Lasta province was a historical region in northern Ethiopia that served as the heartland and power base of the medieval Zagwe dynasty.

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Lasta province canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical region ⓘ
province of Ethiopia ⓘ
associatedDynasty Zagwe dynasty ⓘ
capitalOfDynasty Zagwe dynasty ⓘ
contains Lalibela ⓘ
country Ethiopia ⓘ
culturalRegion Christian Ethiopia ⓘ
elevation highland region ⓘ
ethnicGroup Agaw people ⓘ
linked to: Agew peoples
floruitCentury 12th century ⓘ
13th century ⓘ
followedBy Solomonic dynasty ⓘ
governmentType medieval Ethiopian province ⓘ
historicalRole heartland of the Zagwe dynasty ⓘ
power base of the Zagwe dynasty ⓘ
knownFor rock-hewn churches of Lalibela ⓘ
language Agaw languages ⓘ
Geʽez ⓘ
locatedIn Horn of Africa ⓘ
northern Ethiopia ⓘ
notableSite Church of Bete Giyorgis ⓘ
Church of Bete Medhane Alem ⓘ
partOf Ethiopian Highlands ⓘ
medieval Ethiopian state ⓘ
politicalCenterOf Zagwe kings ⓘ
linked to: Zagwe dynasty
precededBy Aksumite Empire ⓘ
religion Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
religiousSignificance major Christian pilgrimage center ⓘ
terrain mountainous ⓘ
timePeriod Middle Ages ⓘ

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Zagwe dynasty → associatedWith → Lasta province ⓘ