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Location of this photo - this is not Ras Dashen or Simien Mountains, but near Aksum in Tigray

On many wiki pages, this photo is or was published and announced to represent Ras Dashen mountain, the highest place of Ethiopia. It is a nice photo, but it is NOT Ras Dashen. Land use (vegetation, crops) are typical for altitudes around 2000-2500 metres, not the Afro-alpine 4500 metres of Ras Dashen. We clearly recognise sedimentary rocks, with their sub-horizontal arrangement, not at all the volcanic material that constitutes Ras Dashen. I do not immediately recognise the exact location; the author of the photo mentions "A goat raised by monks overlooks a valley in Axum", so that is not Ras Dashen at all! Jnyssen (talk) 10:21, 14 July 2024 (UTC)