Biet Mikael
Biet Mikael is a church in Amhara, Ethiopia. Biet Mikael is situated nearby to the church Tomb of Adam, as well as near Biete Meskel.- Type: Church
- Denomination: Orthodox
- Description: building in Ethiopia
- Also known as: “Bet Mikael”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Biete Maryam and Biete Meskel.
Biete Maryam
Church
Photo: Bgag, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Biete Maryam is one of the monolithic rock-cut Rock-Hewn Churches of Lalibela of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church. It is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site at Lalibela.
Biete Meskel
Church
Biete Meskel is an Orthodox underground monolith church carved into rock. It is located in Lalibela, Ethiopia. The edifice was built during the Kingdom of Axum. It is part of UNESCO World Heritage Site at Lalibela.
Church of St. George
Church
The Church of Saint George is one of eleven rock-hewn monolithic churches in Lalibela, a town in the Amhara Region of Ethiopia. Originally named Roha, the historical and religious site was named Lalibela after the King Gebre Mesqel Lalibela of the Zagwe dynasty, who commissioned its construction. Church of St. George is situated 300 metres southwest of Biet Mikael.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lalibela.
Lalibela
Lalibela is a rural town of 15,000 people in a stunning setting at an elevation of 2,600 m in the midst of the Lasta mountains in the eastern highlands of Northern Ethiopia.
Biet Mikael
- Categories: place of worship and religion
- Location: Amhara, Ethiopia, East Africa, Africa
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
12.03356° or 12° 2′ 1″ northLongitude
39.04304° or 39° 2′ 35″ eastOpen location code
7G4X22MV+C6OpenStreetMap ID
node 1639089856OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=orthodoxWikidata ID
Q2930043
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Amharic to Spanish—“Biet Mikael” goes by many names.
- Amharic: “ቤተ ሚካኤል”
- Asturian: “Biet Mikael”
- French: “béte Mikaél”
- French: “Béte Mikaél”
- German: “Bete Mikael”
- German: “Biet Mikael”
- Slovenian: “Bete Mikael”
- Spanish: “Biet Mikael”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Tomb of Adam and Northwestern Group.
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