Debre Birhan

Debre Berhan, which in Amharic means "mountain of light," is sited at an elevation of 2840 meters in the Highlands. It is part of the Amhara region and located 130 km northeast of Addis Ababa. It was founded in 1456 by Emperor Zara Yaqob, who felt inspired to build a church there after seeing a bright nocturnal light. It later served as one of the capitals of the kingdom of Shewa, along with Ankober and Angolalla.

The UCBP in Debre Birhan

Contractor: GAD Construction
PO Box 12999
Addis Ababa
Tel. : 011-442-1692
           011-442-1687
Fax: 011-442-2223
gad@ethionet.et
      

MH Engineer: Asrat Hailu