Simien Mountains

E38219
mountain mountain range national park natural landscape viewpoint

The Simien Mountains are a dramatic mountain range in northern Ethiopia known for their jagged peaks, deep valleys, and unique wildlife, and are recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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Observed surface forms (5)

Surface form Occurrences
Simien Mountains National Park 4
Ras Dashen 0
Simien National Park 2

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf mountain ⓘ
mountain range ⓘ
national park ⓘ
natural landscape ⓘ
viewpoint ⓘ
averageElevation over 3000 metres ⓘ
biodiversitySignificance center of endemism in Ethiopian Highlands ⓘ
climate cool highland climate ⓘ
conservationStatus threatened by human activities ⓘ
continent Africa ⓘ
country Ethiopia ⓘ
Ethiopia ⓘ
Ethiopia ⓘ
elevation about 4550 metres ⓘ
feature deep gorges ⓘ
high plateaus ⓘ
steep cliffs ⓘ
geology volcanic origin ⓘ
habitatOf Ethiopian wolf ⓘ
walia ibex ⓘ
surface form: Walia ibex

endemic bird species ⓘ
gelada baboon ⓘ
heritageCriteria natural criteria vii ⓘ
natural criteria x ⓘ
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
heritageSiteSince 1978 ⓘ
highestPoint Ras Dashen ⓘ
knownFor deep valleys ⓘ
dramatic escarpments ⓘ
jagged peaks ⓘ
spectacular scenery ⓘ
unique wildlife ⓘ
landformType eroded volcanic massif ⓘ
locatedIn Amhara Region ⓘ
Simien Mountains self-linksurface differs ⓘ
northern Ethiopia ⓘ
nearestCity Debark ⓘ
partOf Ethiopian Highlands ⓘ
Great Rift Valley system (wider geological context) ⓘ
protectedBy Simien Mountains self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Simien Mountains National Park
region Gondar region ⓘ
surface form: Gondar area
tourismImportance major nature tourism destination in Ethiopia ⓘ
UNESCOSiteID 9 ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSite true ⓘ
usedFor mountain hiking ⓘ
trekking ⓘ
wildlife viewing ⓘ
viewpoint Imet Gogo ⓘ

Referenced by (12)

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

Ras Dashen → UNESCOWorldHeritageContext → Simien Mountains ⓘ
this entity surface form: Simien National Park
Ethiopia → UNESCOWorldHeritageSite → Simien Mountains ⓘ
this entity surface form: Simien National Park
Ethiopian Highlands → contains → Simien Mountains ⓘ
Ethiopian Highlands → containsProtectedArea → Simien Mountains ⓘ
this entity surface form: Simien Mountains National Park
Ethiopian wolf → foundIn → Simien Mountains ⓘ
walia ibex → foundInProtectedArea → Simien Mountains ⓘ
this entity surface form: Simien Mountains National Park
Ras Dashen → locatedIn → Simien Mountains ⓘ
this entity surface form: Simien Zone
Simien Mountains → locatedIn → Simien Mountains self-linksurface differs ⓘ
subject surface form: Simien Mountains National Park
Ras Dashen → mountainRange → Simien Mountains ⓘ
Ras Dashen → partOf → Simien Mountains ⓘ
Ras Dashen → protectedArea → Simien Mountains ⓘ
this entity surface form: Simien Mountains National Park
Simien Mountains → protectedBy → Simien Mountains self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Simien Mountains National Park