Biete Medhane Alem
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.
- Church
- …is also known as “Biete Medhani Alem”
- Description: church in Ethiopia
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Biete Medhane Alem
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Latitude
12.03367° or 12° 2′ 1″ north
Longitude
39.04377° or 39° 2′ 38″ east
Open location code
7G4X22MV+FG
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
amenity = place_of_worship
OpenStreetMap feature
building = church
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Amharic to Turkish—“Biete Medhane Alem” goes by many names.
ቤተ መድኃኔ ዓለምAmharic
Biet Medhani AlemAsturian
Biete Medhane AlemBasque
Спасителят на светаBulgarian
Спасителят на света (Лалибела)Bulgarian
بیت مدهنه عالمPersian
Bete Medani AlemSlovenian
Biete Medhane AlemTurkish
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