Mount Abuna Yosef
Abuna Yosef is a prominent mountain in the Lasta massif of the Ethiopian Highlands. At 4,260 metres it is the 6th tallest mountain in Ethiopia and the 19th highest of Africa. It is located in the Semien Wollo Zone of the Amhara Region.
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 4,260 metres
- Description: mountain
- Also known as: “Abune Josef”, “Abune Josief”, “Abune Josief Terara”, “Abune Yosef”, “Gulī Ba Āmba”, “Monte Abuna Iosef”, “Monte Abuna-Josef”, “Mount Abune Yosef”, and “Абуна Йозеф”
Mount Abuna Yosef
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Amhara, Ethiopia, East Africa, Africa
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Latitude
12.14196° or 12° 8′ 31″ north
Longitude
39.18362° or 39° 11′ 1″ east
Elevation
4,260 metres (13,976 feet)
Open location code
7G4X45RM+QC
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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In Other Languages
From Amharic to Venetian—“Mount Abuna Yosef” goes by many names.
- Amharic: “አቡነ ዮሴፍ ተራራ”
- Armenian: “Աբունա Յոսեֆ”
- Catalan: “Abuna Yosef”
- Cebuano: “Ābune Yosēf”
- Chinese: “約瑟夫主教山”
- Dutch: “Mount Abuna Yosef”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل مونت ابونا يوسيف”
- Italian: “Abuna Yosef”
- Ladin: “Mount Abuna Yosef”
- Persian: “کوه ابونا یوسف”
- Polish: “Abuna Josef”
- Portuguese: “Monte Abuna Yosef”
- Russian: “Абуна-Йосеф”
- Russian: “Абунэ-Йосеф”
- Spanish: “Monte Abuna Yosef”
- Swahili: “Mlima Abuna Yosef”
- Swedish: “Ābune Yosēf”
- Ukrainian: “Абуна-Йозеф”
- Venetian: “Abuna Yosef”
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