Dana Village is perched right at the edge of the Great Rift Valley with views west down the steep rock walls down to the desert of Wadi Arabia. People have lived here for more than 6000 years.
Roughly dressed, honey coloured stones are stacked to make the walls of houses and terraced fields alike, giving the settlement an organic feel, an unintentional aesthetic that harmoniously marries human habitation and nature.
Many of the square, flat roofed houses of Biblical description are empty and fallen into disrepair. But not all: this is still a living community and through tourism it is starting to thrive again after years of decline.
Stood at the western edge of the village, right where the land falls away there are views out towards the distant rock walls of another snake in the Great Rift and down to the desert. As the sun sets in your face it s is easy to understand why people have chosen to call this home since the dawn of civilisation.
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Roughly dressed, honey coloured stones are stacked to make the walls of houses and terraced fields alike, giving the settlement an organic feel, an unintentional aesthetic that harmoniously marries human habitation and nature.
Many of the square, flat roofed houses of Biblical description are empty and fallen into disrepair. But not all: this is still a living community and through tourism it is starting to thrive again after years of decline.
Stood at the western edge of the village, right where the land falls away there are views out towards the distant rock walls of another snake in the Great Rift and down to the desert. As the sun sets in your face it s is easy to understand why people have chosen to call this home since the dawn of civilisation.
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