Istifanos Monastery
Istifanos Monastery is a monastery in Ethiopia, located in Lake Hayq. The church structure was built around the 9th century by the Aksumite king Dil Na'od.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Church
- Description: church Monastery in Ethiopia
- Also known as: “Diaga Istifanos”, “Hayk Istafanos Monastery”, “Hayk‘ Ist’ifanos Bete Kristiyan”, “Hāyk’ Ist’īfanos Bēte Kristīyan”, “Hayq St.Estefanos Abune Iyasus Mo’a Monastery”, and “Monastery of Saint Stephen”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Lake Hayq.
Lake Hayq
Lake
Lake Hayq is a freshwater lake of Ethiopia. It is located north of Dessie, in the Debub Wollo Zone of the Amhara Region. The town of Hayq is to the west of the lake.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hayq.
Hayq
Town
Hayq or Haik is a town in northern Ethiopia. It is named after Lake Hayq, which lies two kilometers east of the city and is the home of Istifanos Monastery, an important landmark in Ethiopian Church history. Hayq is situated 3½ km southwest of Istifanos Monastery.
Istifanos Monastery
- Categories: monastery, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Amhara, Ethiopia, East Africa, Africa
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Latitude
11.33882° or 11° 20′ 20″ northLongitude
39.69749° or 39° 41′ 51″ eastElevation
1,909 metres (6,263 feet)Open location code
7G3X8MQW+GXOpenStreetMap ID
node 4214506374OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worship
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In Other Languages
From Amharic to Italian—“Istifanos Monastery” goes by many names.
- Amharic: “ሐይቅ ቅዱስ እስጢፋኖስ አባ ኢየሱስ ሞኣ ገዳም”
- Amharic: “ቅዱስ እስጢፋኖስ ገዳም”
- French: “monastère Saint-Étienne de Hayq”
- French: “Monastère Saint-Étienne de Hayq”
- Italian: “Monastero di Santo Stefano di Haiq”
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