Debre Libanos

Debre Libanos is an Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo monastery, lying northwest of in the of the Oromia Region. It was founded in 1284 by Saint Tekle Haymanot as Debre Atsbo and was renamed as Debre Libanos in the 15th century.
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  • Type: Church
  • Description: Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo monastery in Ethiopia
  • Also known as: “Debre Libanos Monastery”

Debre Libanos

Latitude
9.71205° or 9° 42′ 43″ north
Longitude
38.84756° or 38° 50′ 51″ east
Open location code
6GXWPR6X+R2
Open­Street­Map ID
way 379308562
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q2511832
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In Other Languages

From Amharic to Ukrainian—“Debre Libanos” goes by many names.
  • Amharic: “ደብረ ሊባኖስ”
  • Arabic: “دير ديبري ليبانوس”
  • Croatian: “Debre Libanos”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “دير ديبرى ليبانوس”
  • Finnish: “Debre Libanos”
  • French: “Debra Libanos”
  • French: “Debra-Libanos”
  • French: “Monastere de Debre Libanos”
  • French: “monastère de Debré Libanos”
  • French: “Monastère de Debré Libanos”
  • German: “Debre Libanos”
  • Hebrew: “מנזר דברה ליבנוס”
  • Italian: “Debra Libanos”
  • Italian: “Debra Libanòs”
  • Italian: “Debre Libanos”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Debre Libanos”
  • Norwegian: “Debre Libanos”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Monastèri de Debre Libanos”
  • Russian: “Дебре-Либанос”
  • Russian: “Дэбрэ-Либанос”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Debre Libanos”
  • Spanish: “Debre Libanos”
  • Ukrainian: “Дебре-Лібанос”

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