Semien Mountains
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The Semien Mountains lie in northern Ethiopia, north east of Gondar. They are a World Heritage Site and a national park. The mountains consist of plateaux separated by valleys and rising to pinnacles. The tallest peak is Ras Dashen (4,543 m); other notable heights include Mounts Biuat (4,437 m) and Abba Yared (4,460 m).
Notable animals in the mountains include the Walia Ibex, Gelada Baboons and a few Ethiopian wolves.
Despite their ruggedness and altitude, the mountains are dotted with villages linked by tracks. Historically inhabited by Ethiopian Jews, Beta Israel resistance to Christian rule in the 15th withdrew out of the southern areas province of Dembiya (in which the Semien mountains are located) into the more defensible Semien mountains.
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