▁in ▁the ▁O rom ia ▁region ▁of ▁Eth iop ia . ▁Situ ated ▁in ▁Ada ' a ▁Ch uk ala ▁w ored a ▁of ▁the ▁ ▁( E ast ) ▁She wa ▁Zone , ▁it ▁r ises ▁from ▁the ▁plain ▁ ▁south ▁of ▁Bus ho o ft u u . ▁With ▁a ▁height ▁of ▁, ▁it ▁is ▁known ▁for ▁its ▁cr ater ▁lake , ▁lake ▁D emb el , ▁an ▁elli pt ical ▁cr ater ▁lake ▁with ▁a ▁maximum ▁diameter ▁of ▁about ▁one ▁kilometer , ▁but ▁the ▁trail ▁around ▁the ▁cr ater ▁is ▁about ▁ 6   kil om eters ▁long . ▁Both ▁the ▁mountain ▁and ▁the ▁lake ▁is ▁a ▁holy ▁site ▁to ▁the ▁O rom o ▁living ▁nearby . ▁The ▁amb ivalent ▁attitude ▁regarding ▁the ▁hol iness ▁of ▁the ▁mountain ▁is ▁seen ▁in ▁the ▁O rom o ▁pro verb : ▁" Th ose ▁who ▁live ▁far ▁away ▁worship ▁it , ▁those ▁who ▁live ▁nearby ▁p low ▁it ." ▁ ▁The ▁lake ▁in ▁the ▁cr ater ▁has ▁an ▁island ▁T ull u u ▁Ir ree cha a , ▁said ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁founded ▁by ▁Abb a ▁G ada a ▁of ▁Tu ul ama ▁on ▁the ▁site ▁of ▁a ▁herm itage ▁used ▁by ▁Saint ▁Mercur ius . ▁This ▁monaster y ▁was ▁destroyed , ▁and ▁a ▁church ▁at ▁the ▁foot ▁of ▁the ▁mountain ▁lo oted , ▁by ▁Im am ▁A hm ad ▁G rag n ▁in ▁ 1 5 3 1 ; ▁two ▁churches ▁were ▁later ▁built ▁at ▁the ▁monaster y , ▁one ▁dedicated ▁to