Tana Qirqos

Tana Qirqos

Tana Qirqos (variantly spelled Tana Kirkos; also called Tana Chirqos or Tana Chirkos, etc.; Ge'ez: ጣና ቂርቆስ "ṭānā ḳīrḳōs", ጣና ጪርቆስ "ṭānā č̣īrḳōs") is an island in Lake Tana in Ethiopia. It is considered a holy island, and only monks of the Ethiopian Church live there. The monks believe that the island was once the resting place of the Ark of the Covenant.


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