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Debre Libanos

Debre Libanos is an Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo monastery, lying northwest of in the of the Oromia Region. It was founded in 1284 by Saint Tekle Haymanot as Debre Atsbo and was renamed as Debre Libanos in the 15th century.
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  • Type: Town
  • Description: Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo monastery in Ethiopia
  • Also known as: “Dabra Ljibānos” and “Debre Lībanos”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fiche.

Town
is a town in central . It is the administrative centre of the Northern Shewa Zone in . It is located about three kilometers from the main -Debre Marqos road, has a latitude and longitude of and an elevation between 2,738 and 2,782 metres above sea level. is situated 10 km northwest of Debre Libanos.

Debre Libanos

Latitude
9.72957° or 9° 43′ 47″ north
Longitude
38.81677° or 38° 49′ 0″ east
Elevation
2,160 metres (7,087 feet)
Open location code
6GXWPRH8+RP
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1083042084
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
339714
Wiki­data ID
Q2511832
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In Other Languages

From Amharic to Ukrainian—“Debre Libanos” goes by many names.
  • Amharic: “ደብረ ሊባኖስ”
  • Arabic: “دير ديبري ليبانوس”
  • Croatian: “Debre Libanos”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “دير ديبرى ليبانوس”
  • Finnish: “Debre Libanos”
  • French: “Debra Libanos”
  • French: “Debra-Libanos”
  • French: “Monastere de Debre Libanos”
  • French: “monastère de Debré Libanos”
  • French: “Monastère de Debré Libanos”
  • German: “Debre Libanos”
  • Hebrew: “מנזר דברה ליבנוס”
  • Italian: “Debra Libanos”
  • Italian: “Debra Libanòs”
  • Italian: “Debre Libanos”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Debre Libanos”
  • Norwegian: “Debre Libanos”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Monastèri de Debre Libanos”
  • Russian: “Дебре-Либанос”
  • Russian: “Дэбрэ-Либанос”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Debre Libanos”
  • Spanish: “Debre Libanos”
  • Ukrainian: “Дебре-Лібанос”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Debre Libanos”. Photo: Tagooty, CC BY-SA 4.0.