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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).
Nearby points of interest include Mount Yerer, Green Crater Lake and Lake Hora Kiloli.
It is a resort town, known for five crater lakes: Lake Bishoftu, Lake Hora (a base for watersports, many water birds and an annual festival), Lake Bishoftu Guda, Lake Koriftu and the seasonal Lake Cheleklaka. Debre Zeyit is also home to the Ethiopian Air Force and the Harar Meda Airport (ICAO HAHM, IATA QHR), as well as a station on the Addis Ababa - Djibouti Railway.
It has had telephone service since 1954. The Gafat Armament Engineering Complex is located here. According to the Nordic Africa Institute website, other major businesses in Debre Zeyit include the Ada Flour and Pasta Factory, the Pasqua Giuseppe PLC, the Salmida Leather Products Manufacturing, Ratson (Women Youth Children Development Programme), and Winrock International Ethiopia. The Debre Zeyt Research Center, founded in 1953, is run by the Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research, specializing in agricultural research, which includes acting as the national center for research to improve the yield of teff, lentils, chickpeas, and poultry. In 2007 Debre Zeyit became the new home of Meserete Kristos College, a Christian college owned by the Meserete Kristos Church.
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Debre Zeit Mulu wongel
It was I... the one that showed you the night
And you... opened it up, you came on through
[Chorus:]
So go on, close your eyes... I'll set you free
You tell me deep inside... It's the only way
She wore black... yes, jet black
Bright red nails... I said, Baby, scratch me one more
time
[Chorus]
Come on over... reach and touch me
Wanna ride you through the night
[Chorus]
Come on over... reach and touch me