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Biete Meskel

Biete Meskel is an Orthodox underground monolith church carved into rock. It is located in , . The edifice was built during the Kingdom of Axum. It is part of UNESCO World Heritage Site at Lalibela.
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Photo: Sailko, CC BY 3.0.
  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Orthodox
  • Description: church in Ethiopia
  • Also known as: “Bet Meskel” and “Bete Meskel”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Biete Maryam and Biete Medhane Alem.

Church
Photo: Bgag, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is one of the monolithic rock-cut Rock-Hewn Churches, Lalibela of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church. It is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site at Lalibela.

Church
Photo: Sailko, CC BY 3.0.
is an Orthodox underground monolith rock-cut church located in , . It was built during the Zagwe dynasty. It is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site at Lalibela. is home to the Lalibela Cross.

Church
Photo: Sailko, CC BY 3.0.
The Church of Saint George is one of eleven rock-hewn monolithic churches in , a town in the of . 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. is situated 330 metres southwest of Biete Meskel.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lalibela.

Photo: A. Davey, CC BY 2.0.
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 .

Biete Meskel

Latitude
12.03372° or 12° 2′ 1″ north
Longitude
39.04319° or 39° 2′ 36″ east
Open location code
7G4X22MV+F7
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2716335978
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­orthodox
Wiki­data ID
Q2900059
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In Other Languages

From Amharic to Turkish—“Biete Meskel” goes by many names.
  • Amharic: “ቤተ መስቀል”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه بيت مسكل”
  • French: “bete Meskel”
  • French: “Bete Meskel”
  • German: “Bete Meskel”
  • German: “Beth Meskel”
  • Persian: “بیت مسقل”
  • Slovenian: “Bete Meskel”
  • Slovenian: “ቤተ መስቀል”
  • Turkish: “Biete Meskel”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Tomb of Adam and Biet Mikael.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Biete Meskel”. Photo: Sailko, CC BY 3.0.