Altitude: 2,110 m. Population: 48,000 521 km from Addis Ababa (7 hours' drive excluding breaks), 120 km from Dessié (1.5 hours' drive), 170 km from Lalibela (3 hours' drive), 250 km from Mekele (3 hours' drive) . The capital of Nord-Welo, where a market is held on Tuesdays, occupies a strategic position. In fact, its interest is limited to its position as a stopover town on the way to Lalibela or Tigray, and to its cotton fabric market. The richness of the agricultural plain, planted with sugar cane and fruit trees, contrasts with the extreme barrenness of the high plateaus, which are reached after an ascent of almost 1,400 m. On the road, near the village of Sanka, a sacred spring, whose waters seem to gush from an overhanging church, stops many travellers. While passengers perform their ablutions, some drivers fill their radiators abundantly with holy water, so that their out-of-breath vehicles can once again make it over this very rough stretch.Cotton fabric market. In Weldiya, you can buy cotton fabrics, gabi (coupons) for between 100 and 400 birr depending on thickness and embroidery work, or traditional dresses for around 700 to 1,000 birr, even outside market days. Avoid the vendors in the main square. It's better to go down to the road to Lalibela, 500 m away, where you'll find a row of very well-stocked stalls.

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L'oiseau à deux têtes, emblème du village de Weldiya. TRINITY
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