Semien Mountains National Park

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IUCN Category II (National Park)
Location: Ethiopia
Coordinates: 13 ° 11 ′ ″ N, 38 ° 4 ′ ″ E
Area: 220 km²
Established: 1969

Semien Mountains National Park is one of the National Parks of Ethiopia. Located in the Semien Gondar Zone of the Amhara Region, its territory covers the Semien Mountains and includes Ras Dashan, the highest point in Ethiopia and fourth-highest in Africa.

It is home to a number of species, including the Ethiopian wolfGelada Baboon, and the Walia Ibex.

It was one of the first sites to be made a World Heritage Site by UNESCO (1978); however, due to serious population declines of the characteristic native species, in 1996 it was also added to the List of World Heritage Sites in danger.

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