Emperor Tewodros II's final resting place is historically debated, but his body is widely believed to be interred at the Mahbere Selassie Convent in the Qwara/Metema region of northern Ethiopia, where he previously received church education.

Emperor Tewodros II's final resting place is historically debated, but his body is widely believed to be interred at the Mahbere Selassie Convent in the Qwara/Metema region of northern Ethiopia, where he previously received church education. Alternatively, his original burial site following his death in 1868 is at the Medhane Alem Church in Amba Mariam (historically Magdala).