Degol Woyane

Degol Woyane
Dabba Salama
Dabba Selama monastery on a small mesa in Adigrat Sandstone
Dabba Selama monastery on a small mesa in Adigrat Sandstone
Degol Woyane is located in Ethiopia
Degol Woyane
Degol Woyane
Location within Ethiopia
Coordinates: 13°40′N 39°6′E / 13.667°N 39.100°E / 13.667; 39.100
CountryEthiopia
RegionTigray
ZoneDebub Misraqawi (Southeastern)
WoredaDogu'a Tembien
Area
 • Total29.19 km2 (11.27 sq mi)
Elevation
2,500 m (8,200 ft)
Time zoneUTC+3 (EAT)

Degol Woyane is a tabia or municipality in the Dogu'a Tembien district of the Tigray Region of Ethiopia. It includes Dabba Selama, the oldest monastery of Ethiopia, and the most inaccessible in the world. The tabia centre is in Zala village, located approximately 10 km to the west of the woreda town Hagere Selam.