• A visit to Debre Libanos and Ras Darge's bridge is a popular day trip out of Addis. Debrelibanos is 105km away from Addis Ababa.
  • It was founded in 1284 by Saint Tekle Haymanot as Debre Atsbo and was renamed as Debre Libanos in the 15th century.
  • Debre Libanos Monastery, located 105 km north of Addis Ababa, is the biggest monastery in Ethiopia whose original foundation dates back to the 13th Century AD.
  • In literal translation from the Amharic language of Ethiopia , in whose territory Debre-Libanos is located, it means "Lebanon Mountain".
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  • From Debre Libanos less than one Km up the main road, turning right on a rocky track you will find the first bridge in Ethiopia known as the Portuguese Bridge.
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  • According to David Buxton, the original route to Debre Libanos was through a cleft in the cliffs that line the eastern side of the Abay.[3]...
  • Church & Monastery: The monastery of Debre Libanos dates back to the Middle Ages and it is said that it was established after 1284 by the Holy Tekle Haymanot.
  • Debre Libanos (ደብረ፡ሊባኖስ, Däbrä Libanos) is a monastery in Ethiopia, lying northwest of Addis Ababa in the Semien Shewa Zone of the Oromia Region.