- Mount Abuna Yosef
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Abuna Yosef Location in Ethiopia Elevation 4,260 m (13,976 ft) Prominence 1,909 m (6,263 ft) Location Location Semien Wollo Zone, Ethiopia Range Ethiopian highlands Coordinates 12°8′N 39°11′E / 12.133°N 39.183°ECoordinates: 12°8′N 39°11′E / 12.133°N 39.183°E Abuna Yosef is the 16th tallest mountain in Ethiopia; it reaches an elevation of 4260 meters.[1] Located in the Semien Wollo Zone of the Amhara Region, near the eastern escarpment of the Ethiopian highlands, this mountain has a latitude and longitude of 12°8′N 39°11′E / 12.133°N 39.183°E.
A notable landmark on this mountain is the Church of Gennete Maryam, a monolithic church which tradition reports was excavated during the reign of Yekuno Amlak.[2]
Notes
- ^ "Abune Yosef, Ethiopia". Peakbagger.com. http://www.peakbagger.com/peak.aspx?pid=11119. peakbagger.com
- ^ Philip Briggs, Ethiopia: The Bradt Travel Guide, 5th edition (Chalfont St Peters: Bradt, 2009), p. 368
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