Debre Bizen
Debre Bizen is an Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church monastery. Located at the top of Debre Bizen the mountain near the town of Nefasit in Eritrea. Its library contains many important Ge'ez manuscripts.
- Orthodox monastery
- …lies at an elevation of 2,435 metres (7,989 feet)
- …is also known as “Debre Bīzen Gedam”
- Description: building in Africa
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nefasit.
Debre Bizen
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Latitude
15.33033° or 15° 19′ 49″ north
Longitude
39.08382° or 39° 5′ 2″ east
Open location code
7G7X83JM+4G
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
amenity = monastery
OpenStreetMap attribute
denomination = orthodox
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Swedish—“Debre Bizen” goes by many names.
دير ديبري بيزنArabic
Ντεμπρέ ΜπιζένGreek
Debre BizenHausa
Monastero di Debrè BizenItalian
Kloestr eritreaSwedish
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