Biete Medhane Alem

Biete Medhane Alem 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. Biete Medhane Alem is home to the Lalibela Cross.
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Photo: Sailko, CC BY 3.0.
  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Orthodox
  • Description: church in Ethiopia
  • Also known as: “Bet Medhane Alem” and “Biete Medhani Alem”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Biete Maryam and Church of St. George.

Church
Photo: Bgag, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.

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 370 metres southwest of Biete Medhane Alem.

Church
Photo: Sailko, CC BY 3.0.
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.

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 Medhane Alem

Latitude
12.03367° or 12° 2′ 1″ north
Longitude
39.04374° or 39° 2′ 37″ east
Open location code
7G4X22MV+FF
Open­Street­Map ID
way 266054169
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­orthodox
Wiki­data ID
Q2900055
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In Other Languages

From Amharic to Turkish—“Biete Medhane Alem” goes by many names.
  • Amharic: “ቤተ መድኃኔ ዓለም”
  • Asturian: “Biet Medhani Alem”
  • Basque: “Biete Medhane Alem”
  • Bulgarian: “Спасителят на света (Лалибела)”
  • Bulgarian: “Спасителят на света”
  • French: “bete Medhane Alem”
  • French: “Bete Medhane Alem”
  • German: “Bete Medhane Alem”
  • German: “Biete Medhane Alem”
  • Persian: “بیت مدهنه عالم”
  • Slovenian: “Bete Medani Alem”
  • Spanish: “Biet Medhani Alem”
  • Turkish: “Biete Medhane Alem”

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Highlights include Tomb of Adam and Biet Mikael.

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