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 2,160 metres (7,087 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.
- 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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