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Africa is the world's second largest and second most-populous continent . At about 30.3 million km2 including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of Earth's total surface area and 20% of its land area. With 1.2 billion people as of 2016, it accounts for about 16% of the world's human population. The continent is surrounded by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, the Isthmus of Suez and the Red Sea to the northeast, the Indian Ocean to the southeast and the Atlantic Ocean to the west. The continent includes Madagascar and various archipelagos. It contains 54 fully recognised sovereign states , nine territories and two de facto independent states with limited ...
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Church Attractions In Africa

  • 1. St. Paul's Cathedral Abidjan
    St Paul's Cathedral is a Roman Catholic cathedral located in the city of Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire. The cathedral, which was designed by architect Aldo Spirito, serves as the mother church for the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Abidjan.The first stone of the cathedral was consecrated on May 11, 1980 by Pope John Paul II during his first pastoral visit to Côte d'Ivoire. He further dedicated the building upon completion on August 10, 1985 during a second visit to the country to lay the foundation for the Basilica of Our Lady of Peace . The cost of implementing this modern architectural edifice, reputedly the second largest church on the African continent , and one of the largest cathedrals in the world, was estimated at $12 million. Architecturally, the cathedral is unique and modern, though b...
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  • 2. Basilique Notre-Dame d'Afrique Algiers
    Basilique Notre-Dame is the French name for a number of Basilicas dedicated to the Virgin Mary. These include: Notre-Dame d'Afrique, Byzantine Revival building in Algiers, Algeria, inaugurated in 1872 Basilica of Notre-Dame d'Alençon, 15th century Gothic building in Alençon, Orne, France Basilique Notre-Dame de Bonsecours, Gothic Revival building in Bonsecours, Normandy, France, completed in 1844 Basilica of Notre-Dame de Boulogne, Classical and Renaissance building in Boulogne, France Notre-Dame de la Daurade, 19th century building in Toulouse, France Basilique Notre-Dame de la Délivrance, minor basilica in Popenguine, Senegal dedicated in 1991 Notre-Dame de l'Épine, Flamboyant Gothic building in L'Épine, Marne, France built in 1527 Basilica of Notre-Dame de Fourvière, Romanesque an...
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  • 3. Holy Trinity Cathedral Addis Ababa
    Holy Trinity Cathedral, known in Amharic as Kidist Selassie, is the highest ranking Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo cathedral in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. It was built to commemorate Ethiopia's liberation from Italian occupation and is the second most important place of worship in Ethiopia, after the Church of Our Lady Mary of Zion in Axum.
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  • 4. Narga Selassie Dek Island
    Narga Selassie is an Orthodox Tewahedo church on the western shores of Dek Island, the largest island of Lake Tana in northern Ethiopia. The name signifies Trinity of the Rest. Rest refers to the place and the shade thereabouts. The church was constructed by Empress Mentewab in the late 18th century, apparently using as construction material for doors and roof a gigantic sycamore fig tree that stood at the centre of a slight elevation, now the centre of the church. Narga Selassie is fully decorated in the local style. A relief on the main entry portrays the Scottish explorer James Bruce, who visited the capital, Gondar, in the late 18th century. Narga Selassie was constructed in the classic round architectural tradition of the churches in the Lake Tana area, with the usage of stone both in...
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  • 5. Rock-Hewn Churches of Lalibela Lalibela
    Lalibela is a town in Amhara Region, Ethiopia famous for its rock-cut monolithic churches. The whole of Lalibela is a large antiquity of the medieval and post-medieval civilization of Ethiopia. Lalibela is one of Ethiopia's holiest cities, second only to Axum, and a center of pilgrimage. Unlike Axum, the population of Lalibela is almost completely Ethiopian Orthodox Christian. Ethiopia was one of the earliest nations to adopt Christianity in the first half of the fourth century, and its historical roots date to the time of the Apostles. The churches themselves date from the seventh to thirteenth centuries, and are traditionally dated to the reign of the Zagwe king Gebre Mesqel Lalibela .The layout and names of the major buildings in Lalibela are widely accepted, especially by local clergy,...
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  • 6. Notre-Dame of Bangui Cathedral Bangui
    The Cathédrale Notre-Dame of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception is a Roman Catholic Cathedral under Metropolitan Archdiocese of Bangui in the Central African Republic . It is a large and elegant church built with red brick and is common type in French tropical colonies. It is located 2 km away from the stadium.
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  • 11. Bata Cathedral Bata
    Bata is a port city in the Litoral province of Equatorial Guinea. With a 2005 estimated population of 173,046, it is the largest city in Equatorial Guinea. It lies on the Atlantic Ocean coast of Río Muni. Bata was formerly capital of Equatorial Guinea and is a transport hub and port, from which ferries sail to Malabo and Douala, while fliers can land at Bata Airport. Bata is also known for its nightlife and market.
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  • 15. Diocese d'Oyem Oyem
    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Oyem is a diocese located in the city of Oyem in the Ecclesiastical province of Libreville in Gabon.
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