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Sulul Destination Guide

Delve into Sulul in Ethiopia

Sulul in the region of Amhara Region is a city in Ethiopia - some 165 mi or ( 266 km ) North of Addis Ababa , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Sulul

Current time in Sulul is now 06:41 PM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Africa/Addis Ababa " with a UTC offset of 3 hours. Depending on your travel modalities, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Al Hudaydah, Djibouti, Zengita, T'it'a, and Tehuledere. While being here, make sure to check out Al Hudaydah . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Sulul ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Beautiful Ethiopia (5) - From Addis to Dese

5:26 min by Wim Hoddenbagh
Views: 6273 Rating: 5.00

Pictures and films on the road from Addis to Desse ..

Tim Vine - day 3 in Ethiopia

3:59 min by Tearfund
Views: 2275 Rating: 5.00

The final day of Tim Vine's trip to Ethiopia. Tim visits Kabe and sees the effect Tearfund's partner has had bringing clean water to remote villages. Visit www.tearfund.org/makelifeflow for more infor ..


Tim Vine - day 2 in Ethiopia

2:41 min by Tearfund
Views: 1952 Rating: 5.00

Day two of Tim Vine's trip to Ethiopia. Tim visits Jamma and sees the work of Tearfund's partner in bringing health education and clean water to remote villages. Visit www.tearfund.org/makelifeflow fo ..

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Interesting facts about this location

Lake Ardibbo

Lake Ardibbo is a freshwater lake of Ethiopia. It is located north of Dessie, in the Debub Wollo Zone of the Amhara Region. It is situated about five kilometers southeast of Lake Hayq; both lakes are in Tehuledere woreda. This lake is smaller in size than Lake Hayq and flows into Hayq via the Anchercah River.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 11.23 39.75 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Amhara Region, Lakes of Ethiopia, Mountain lakes

Hayq, Ethiopia

Hayq (or Haik) is a town in northern Ethiopia. It is named after Lake Hayq, which lies two kilometers east of the city and is the home of Istifanos Monastery, an important landmark in Ethiopian Church history. Located 28 kilometers north of Dessie in the Debub Wollo Zone of the Amhara Region, the town has a latitude and longitude of {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:11|18|N|39|41|E||| | |name= }} and an elevation of 2030 meters above sea level.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 11.30 39.68 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Populated places in the Amhara Region

Lake Hayq

Lake Hayq or Lake Haik is a freshwater lake of Ethiopia. It is located north of Dessie, in the Debub Wollo Zone of the Amhara Region (or kilil). The town of Hayq is to the west of the lake. Lake Hayq is 6.7 km long and 6 km wide, with a surface area of 23 km². It has a maximum depth of 88 m and is at an elevation of 2,030 meters above sea level. It is one of two lakes in the Tehuledere woreda.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 11.33 39.72 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: Amhara Region, History of Ethiopia, Lakes of Ethiopia, Mountain lakes

Istifanos Monastery

Istifanos Monastery (or St Stephen Monastery) is a monastery in Ethiopia, located in Lake Hayq. (The Stephen commemorated at the monastery is not the Saint Stephen of Acts. ) The structure was built around an 8th century church of Aksumite origins by Emperor Yekuno Amlak to fulfill a promise he made to Iyasus Mo'a.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 11.34 39.71 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: Christian monasteries in Ethiopia, Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo church buildings, History of Ethiopia

Dessie

Dessie (also spelled Dese or Dessye, is a city and a woreda in north-central Ethiopia. Located on the Addis Ababa - Asmara highway in the Debub Wollo Zone of the Amhara Region, this city has a latitude and longitude of {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:11|8|N|39|38|E||| | |name= }} with an elevation between 2,470 and 2,550 metres above sea level. Dessie has postal service, and telephone service from at least as early as 1954.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 11.13 39.63 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: Populated places in the Amhara Region, Woredas of Ethiopia