Asheton Mariam Monastery

Asheton Mariam Monastery is a church in Amhara, Ethiopia. Asheton Mariam Monastery is situated nearby to Stone Hole, as well as near Asheton Car Parking.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Biete Ghiorgis and Biete Medhane Alem.

Biete Ghiorgis

Church

Photo: Sailko, CC BY 3.0.

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. Biete Ghiorgis is situated 3½ km northwest of Asheton Mariam Monastery.

Biete Medhane Alem

Church

Photo: Sailko, CC BY 3.0.

Biete Medhane Alem is an Orthodox underground monolith rock-cut church located in Lalibela, Ethiopia. It was built during the Zagwe dynasty. It is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site at Lalibela. Biete Medhane Alem is home to the Lalibela Cross. Biete Medhane Alem is situated 3½ km northwest of Asheton Mariam Monastery.

Biete Abba Libanos

Church

Photo: Bgag, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Biete Abba Libanos is an underground rock-cut monolith Orthodox church located in Lalibela, Ethiopia. It was built during the Kingdom of Axum. It is part of UNESCO World Heritage Site at Lalibela. Biete Abba Libanos is situated 3½ km northwest of Asheton Mariam Monastery.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lalibela.

Lalibela

Photo: A. Davey, CC BY 2.0.

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.

Asheton Mariam Monastery

Type: Church
Denomination: Orthodox
Categories: place of worship and religion
Location: Amhara, Ethiopia, East Africa, Africa
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Latitude

12.01695° or 12° 1′ 1″ north

Longitude

39.07182° or 39° 4′ 19″ east

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Open location code

7G4X238C+QP

OpenStreetMap ID

node 504015880

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=place_of_worship

OpenStreetMap attribute

denomination=orthodox

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