▁said ▁the ▁Ark ▁of ▁the ▁C oven ant ▁was ▁hidden ▁for ▁ 8 0 0 ▁years ▁before ▁being ▁brought ▁to ▁its ▁final ▁rest ing ▁place ▁in ▁A ks um . ▁The ▁sh ores ▁of ▁the ▁island ▁are ▁covered ▁with ▁a ▁dense ▁forest ▁strip ▁which ▁is ▁home ▁to ▁maj estic ▁fish ▁e ag les . ▁It ▁takes ▁around ▁three ▁hours ▁to ▁reach ▁this ▁monaster y ▁by ▁boat ▁from ▁Bah ir ▁Dar . ▁ ▁K eb ran ▁Gabriel ▁While ▁it ▁is ▁said ▁to ▁be ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁beautiful ▁and ▁atmos pher ic ▁of ▁the ▁monaster ies ▁of ▁Lake ▁T ana , ▁the ▁church ▁of ▁K eb ran ▁Gabriel ▁is ▁no ▁longer ▁open ▁to ▁the ▁public . ▁The ▁monaster y ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 4 th ▁century ▁and ▁re built ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 7 th ▁century . ▁It ▁is ▁located ▁the ▁closest ▁to ▁Bah ir ▁Dar . ▁The ▁round ▁roof ▁is ▁supported ▁by ▁twelve ▁pill ars ▁made ▁from ▁car ved ▁stones ▁symbol ising ▁the ▁twelve ▁apost les . ▁ ▁Mon aster ies ▁on ▁the ▁Z ege ▁Pen ins ula ▁The ▁Z ege ▁pen ins ula , ▁which ▁is ▁covered ▁by ▁a ▁dense ▁tropical ▁forest ▁and ▁of ▁mainly ▁by ▁the ▁en demic ▁plant ▁of ▁coffee , ▁is ▁situated ▁to ▁the ▁south ▁west ▁edge ▁of ▁lake ▁T ana ▁some ▁ 2 0   km ▁on ▁land ▁and ▁ 1 5   km ▁on ▁water ▁from ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁Bah ir ▁Dar ▁( the ▁capital ▁city ▁of ▁Am h ara ▁Regional ▁state ▁of ▁Eth iop