Debre Zeyit

Debre Zeyit (also transliterated Debre Zeit; Ge'ez ደብረ ዘይት; Amharic "Mount of Olives") is a town and separate woreda of Ethiopia, lying south east of Addis Ababa. Since the late 1990s it has been officially known by the Oromo name, Bishoftu, which was its name until 1955. The town is located in the Misraq Shewa Zone of the Oromia Region, and has a latitude and longitude of 8°45′N 38°59′E / 8.75°N 38.983°E / 8.75; 38.983 with an elevation of 1,920 metres (6,300 ft).