Biete Ghiorgis
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.
- Orthodox church
- …stands 12 metres (39 feet) tall
- Description: one of eleven monolithic churches in Lalibela, Ethiopia
- Address: Lalibela
- Also known as“Abora Giyorgis”“Bete Giyorgis”“Church of Saint George”“Church of Saint George, Lalibela”
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Biete Meskel
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Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lalibela.
Biete Ghiorgis
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Latitude
12.03163° or 12° 1′ 54″ north
Longitude
39.04114° or 39° 2′ 28″ east
Open location code
7G4X22JR+MF
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
amenity = place_of_worship
OpenStreetMap feature
building = church
OpenStreetMap feature
historic = church
OpenStreetMap feature
tourism = attraction
OpenStreetMap attribute
denomination = orthodox
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Akan to Vietnamese—“Biete Ghiorgis” goes by many names.
Ɔhotefo George Asɔredan, LalibelaAkan
ቤተ ጊዮርጊስAmharic
كنيسة القديس جورجArabic
كنيسة القديس جورج (لاليبيلا)Arabic
Սուրբ Գևորգ եկեղեցիArmenian
Biet GhiorgisAsturian
San Jurgiren elizaBasque
San Jurgiren eliza (Lalibela)Basque
Beta GeorgisCatalan
聖喬治教堂Chinese
Crkva sv. Jurja u LalibeliCroatian
كنيسه القديس جورجEgyptian Arabic
preĝejo de Sankta GeorgoEsperanto
Bete GiyorgisGalician
Igrexa de San XurxoGalician
Ναός Αγίου Γεωργίου, ΛαλιμπέλαGreek
Cocin Saint George, LalibelaHausa
כנסיית ביתה גיורגיסHebrew
Gereja Santo Georgius, LalibelaIndonesian
Bet GiorgisItalian
ラリベラの聖ジョージ大聖堂Japanese
Lalibelos Šv. Jurgio bažnyčiaLithuanian
Црква Свети ЃорѓиMacedonian
Црква Свети Ѓорѓи (Лалибела)Macedonian
کلیسای سنت جورج، لالیبلاPersian
Kościół Bet Giyorgis w LalibeliPolish
Kościół Świętego Jerzego w LalibeliPolish
Церковь Святого ГеоргияRussian
Церковь Святого Георгия (Лалибэла)Russian
Црква Светог Георгија у ЛалибелиSerbian
Crkva sv. Đorđa u LalibeliSerbo-Croatian
Crkva svetog Đorđa u LalibeliSerbo-Croatian
Bete GijorgisSlovenian
cerkev sv. Jurija v LalibeliSlovenian
Cerkev sv. Jurija, LalibelaSlovenian
Sankt Georgs kyrkaSwedish
புனித ஜோர்ஜ் தேவாலயம்Tamil
புனித ஜோர்ஜ் தேவாலயம், லலிபெலாTamil
โบสถ์นักบุญจอร์จThai
โบสถ์นักบุญจอร์จ (ลาลีเบลา)Thai
Aya Yorgi Kilisesi, LalibelaTurkish
Lalibela Kaya-Oyma KiliseleriTurkish
Ɔhotefo George Asɔredan, LalibelaTwi
Церква Святого ГеоргіяUkrainian
Церква Святого Георгія (Лалібела)Ukrainian
Nhà thờ Thánh GeorgeVietnamese
Nhà thờ Thánh George (Lalibela)Vietnamese
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