Hāyk’
in Amhara, Ethiopia
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Combolcha Airport (15 mi) - Lalibella Airport (67 mi)
- Debre Tabor Airport (123 mi)
- Debra Marcos Airport (149 mi)
- Mekele Airport (150 mi)
- Bahir Dar Airport (161 mi)
- Bole International Airport (171 mi)
- Gonder Airport (174 mi)
- Lower Valley of the Awash (Unesco heritage, 62 mi)
- Rock-Hewn Churches, Lalibela (Unesco heritage, 67 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 11.300 and 39.683 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 11° 18' 0" and E 39° 40' 59"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Birr - ETB
- Spoken languages:
- Amharic, English, Oromo, Tigrinya, Somali
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 03:11 PM (Saturday)
- Timezone: Africa/Addis_Ababa
- UTC/GMT offset: 3 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 6:06 am and 6:33 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -9.971 and -139.123 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Hapatoni - References
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 3,5 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning please reconsider your need to travel to Ethiopia.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Ethiopia. Last Update: 2024-04-20 08:25:34
Delve into Hāyk’
Hāyk’ in Amhara is located in Ethiopia about 170 mi (or 273 km) north of Addis Ababa, the country's capital town.
Current time in Hāyk’ is now 03:11 PM (Saturday). The local timezone is named Africa / Addis Ababa with an UTC offset of 3 hours. We know of 8 airports close to Hāyk’. The closest airport in Ethiopia is Combolcha Airport in a distance of 15 mi (or 24 km), South. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are two Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in Ethiopia is Lower Valley of the Awash in a distance of 62 mi (or 100 km), East.
While being here, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Semera, Mek'ele, Bahir Dar, Addis Ababa and Dikhil. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 24°C / 75 °F
| Morning Temperature | 19°C / 66 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 21°C / 71 °F |
| Night Temperature | 18°C / 65 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 11% |
| Air Humidity | 59% |
| Air Pressure | 1013 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Light breeze with 5 km/h (3 mph) from West |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky |
| General Conditions | Moderate rain |
Sunday, 21st of April 2024
24°C (74 °F)
17°C (63 °F)
Moderate rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.
Monday, 22nd of April 2024
23°C (74 °F)
18°C (64 °F)
Moderate rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.
Tuesday, 23rd of April 2024
22°C (72 °F)
19°C (66 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.
Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
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.
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.
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.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Hāyk’.
This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Haik, Haix, Hāyek’, Hāyk’
