Lake Hayq

Lake Hayq is a freshwater of . It is located north of , in the Debub Wollo Zone of the . The town of is to the west of the lake.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Lake
  • Description: lake in north-central Ethiopia
  • Also known as: “Hāyek’”, “Hāyeq”, “Hayk”, “Hayk‘ Hayk’”, “Lago Haich”, “Lake Haik”, “Lake Haiq”, “Lake Hayk”, and “Lake Lake”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Istifanos Monastery.

Church
Photo: Asrade, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a monastery in , located in Lake Hayq. The church structure was built around the 9th century by the Aksumite king Dil Na'od.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hayq.

Town
or Haik is a town in northern . It is named after Lake , which lies two kilometers east of the city and is the home of , an important landmark in Ethiopian Church history.

Lake Hayq

Latitude
11.347° or 11° 20′ 49″ north
Longitude
39.71246° or 39° 42′ 45″ east
Elevation
1,909 metres (6,263 feet)
Open location code
7G3X8PW6+RX
Open­Street­Map ID
way 27144115
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­water
Open­Street­Map feature
water=­lake
Geo­Names ID
334825
Wiki­data ID
Q1550316
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Satellite Map

Discover Lake Hayq from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Lake Hayq” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “بحيرة هايك”
  • Armenian: “Հայկ լիճ”
  • Burmese: “ဟိုက်ကန်”
  • Cebuano: “Hāyk‘ Hāyk’”
  • Cebuano: “Hāyk’ Hāyk’”
  • Chinese: “海格湖”
  • Croatian: “Haik”
  • Croatian: “Jezero Haik”
  • Dutch: “Hajkmeer”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “بحيره هايك”
  • French: “lac Haïk”
  • French: “Lac Haïk”
  • German: “Hayksee”
  • Hebrew: “אגם האיק”
  • Italian: “Lago Haic”
  • Italian: “Lago Haiq”
  • Japanese: “ハイク湖”
  • Polish: “Hajk”
  • Russian: “Хайк”
  • Spanish: “Lago Hayq”
  • Swedish: “Hāyk‘ Hāyk’”
  • Swedish: “Hāyk’ Hāyk’”
  • Ukrainian: “Гайк”
  • Welsh: “Llyn Hayq”

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Hayk Istafanos Monastery and Margabeta Giyorgis Nunnery.

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