Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Hayq is a town in northern Ethiopia. The town is named after Lake Hayq, which lies two kilometers east of the town and is the home of Istifanos Monastery, an important landmark in Ethiopian Church history. Located 28 kilometers north of Dessie in the Debub Wollo Zone of the Amhara Region, it has a latitude and longitude of 11°18 N 39°41 E / 11.3°N 39.683°E / 11.3; 39.683 and an elevation of 2030 meters above sea level. Telephone service reached the town of Hayq at some point between 1954 and 1967. Notable landmarks include the churches Hayq Timhirt and Hayq Yohannis. Near the town is the church of Hayq Tekle Haymanot, founded according to tradition in 862 by Saint Kalae Salama during the reign of king Dil Na'od.