People / group

Agaw people

The Agaw are a Cushitic-speaking people of the northern and central highlands of Ethiopia and Eritrea, among the oldest inhabitants of the region. An Agaw dynasty, the Zagwe, ruled Ethiopia from Lasta from about the 12th century until 1270 and built the rock-hewn churches of Lalibela. Agaw languages survive in several communities, though many Agaw have shifted to Amharic or Tigrinya.

Agaw people
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Zagwe dynasty

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