Debre Libanos
Debre Libanos is an Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo monastery, lying northwest of Addis Ababa in the North Shewa Zone 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.
- Town
- …lies at an elevation of around 2,160 metres (7,090 feet)
- …is also known as “Dabra Ljibānos”
- Description: Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo monastery in Ethiopia
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Latitude
9.72957° or 9° 43′ 47″ north
Longitude
38.81677° or 38° 49′ 0″ east
Open location code
6GXWPRH8+RP
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In Other Languages
From Amharic to Ukrainian—“Debre Libanos” goes by many names.
ደብረ ሊባኖስAmharic
دير ديبري ليبانوسArabic
Debre LibanosCroatian
دير ديبرى ليبانوسEgyptian Arabic
Debre LibanosFinnish
מנזר דברה ליבנוסHebrew
Debra LibanòsItalian
Debre LibanosItalian
Debre LibanosNorwegian
Debre LibanosNorwegian Bokmål
Monastèri de Debre LibanosOccitan (post 1500)
Дебре-ЛибаносRussian
Дэбрэ-ЛибаносRussian
Debre LibanosSerbo-Croatian
Дебре-ЛібаносUkrainian
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