You are here:
  1. Homepage
  2. »
  3. Ethiopia
  4. »
  5. Tigray Region
  6. » Debre Ma'ar
Ethiopia Flag Icon

Debre Ma'ar Destination Guide

Discover Debre Ma'ar in Ethiopia

Debre Ma'ar in the region of Tigray Region is a town located in Ethiopia - some 337 mi or ( 542 km ) North of Addis Ababa , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Debre Ma'ar

Local time in Debre Ma'ar is now 12:19 AM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Africa/Addis Ababa " with a UTC offset of 3 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Al Hudaydah, Jizan, Djibouti, Za'ina, and Za'ina. When in this area, you might want to check out Al Hudaydah . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Debre Ma'ar ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Ethiopia teaser - church extrem climbing

2:07 min by AlexSaurel
Views: 110 Rating: 5.00

Teaser of my Ethiopia trip in 2011. Full movie coming soon! Gheralta is a part of Tigray region, very famous in Ethiopia for rock-hemn churches. Abuna Yemata Guh, built at the 15th century is the most ..

Videos provided by Youtube are under the copyright of their owners.


Interesting facts about this location

Hawzen

Hawzen is a town in northern Ethiopia. Located in the Misraqawi (Eastern) Zone of the Tigray Region (or kilil), this town has a latitude and longitude of {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:13|58|N|39|26|E||| | |name= }} with an elevation of 2105 meters above sea level. Its market day is Wednesday. It is the largest settlement in Hawzen woreda.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 13.97 39.43 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: Populated places in the Tigray Region

Kilte Awulaelo

Kilte Awulaelo is one of the woredas in the Tigray Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Misraqawi Zone, Kilte Awulaelo is bordered on the south by the Debub Misraqawi (Southeastern) Zone, on the west by the Mehakelegnaw (Central) Zone, on the northeast by Hawzen, on the north by Saesi Tsaedaemba, and on the east by Atsbi Wenberta. Towns in the Kilte Awulaelo woreda include Agula, Tsigereda and Maymagden. Town of Wukro is surrounded by Kilte Awulaelo.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 13.75 39.50 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Tags: Tigray Region, Woredas of Ethiopia

Hawzen (woreda)

Hawzen is one of the woredas in the Tigray Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Misraqawi Zone, Hawzen is bordered on the south by Kilte Awulaelo, on the west by the Mehakelegnaw (Central) Zone, on the north by Ganta Afeshum, and on the east by Saesi Tsaedaemba. Towns in Hawzen include Hawzen and Megab; villages include Koraro.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 14.00 39.33 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Tags: Tigray Region, Woredas of Ethiopia

Negash

Negash is a village in the Tigray Region of Ethiopia, which straddles the Adigrat-Mekele road 10 kilometers north of Wukro. Located in Wukro woreda, this settlement has a longitude and latitude of {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:13|53|N|39|36|E|type:city(7753)|| |primary |name= }}. Negash is known as the earliest Muslim settlement in Africa; a seventh century cemetery has been excavated inside the village boundaries.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 13.88 39.60 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
Tags: Populated places in the Tigray Region

Wukro Chirkos

Wukro Chirkos is a monolithic church in northern Ethiopia, on the northern edge of the town of Wukro near the main highway. From the time members of the British expedition of 1868 reported its existence until the early 20th century, it was the only rock-hewn church known to the outside world. Wukro Chirkos is dedicated to the child martyr Quiricus of Tarsus. Due to its location, this church remains the most accessible example of these structures.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 13.80 39.60 (Lat./Long.); Less than 22 km away
Tags: Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo church buildings, Monolithic churches in Ethiopia