WERI’E GORGE AND TEMBIEN Tembien lies to the far southeast of Aksum. The Aksum-Adwa-Tembien road leads you along spectacular scenery. From the peaks of the highlands of Adwa, the road drops to the Werie Gorge before it reaches its lowest point at the riverbed of the River Werie, a tributary of the great River Tekeze. Then the road twists up before it brings the visitor to a complete view of the terrific mountains of Tembien as well as the mountain ranges of Gheralta to the east. Historically, Tembien is remembered as the birth place of Emperor Yohannes IV and Ras Alula Aba Nega, while other Tigraians know it for its delicious honey and the hyperactive-seeming “Awris” dancing, where both male and female jump up parallel to each other. Furthermore, the area is home to some of northern Ethiopia’s impressive rock churches and natural attractions. Work Amba, Abba Yohanni, Gebriel Wukien and Mariam Hibiito are just few examples which can be visited without much strenuous effort from the Adwa-Tembien road.