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Map showing the location of the five Oromo kingdoms in the Gibe region. In the late 16th century the Oromos had settled in the territories south of the Abay river in western Ethiopia. Within 60 years of their arrival, five Oromo states would emerge in the Gibe region, such as Gera, Gomma, Gumma, Jimma and Limmu-Ennarea. These states arose ...
The Oromo people are one of the oldest Cushitic peoples inhabiting the Horn of Africa.There is still no reliable estimate of the history of their settlement in the region, however, many indications suggest that they have been living in the north of Kenya and south-east Ethiopia for more than 7,000 years, until the great expansion in 1520 when they expanded to the south-west and some areas in ...
A map of the regions and zones of Ethiopia. The Oromia Zone (Oromo: Godina Oromiyaa; Amharic: ኦሮሚያ ዞን) is a zone in Amhara Region of Ethiopia.Oromia is named for the Oromo people, who settled along the edge of the Ethiopian Highlands that form this Zone.
A map of the regions and zones of Ethiopia. Borena (Oromo: Boorana) is a zone in Oromia Region of Ethiopia.Borena is named after one of the two major subgroups of the Oromo people.
Ethiopia location map.svg (by NordNordWest). Author: TUBS: Other versions: This SVG map is part of a locator map series applying the widespread location map scheme.
In the mid-17th century, the Oromos began expanding from their homeland around Lake Abaya in southern Ethiopia towards the southern Somali coast while the Ajuran Empire was at the height of its power. [39] [40] The Garen rulers conducted several military expeditions, known as the Gaal Madow wars, against the Oromo warriors.
Those in Kenya and Ethiopia speak the Borana language that is closely related to the Oromo, which is part of the Cushitic branch of the large Afro-Asiatic language family. In the border regions of Ethiopia-Kenya and southwestern Somalia, one estimate places about 1,094,000 people as Boranas. [ 15 ]
East Hararghe (Oromo: Harargee Bahaa) is a zone in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia. East Hararghe Zone is bordered on the southwest by Bale, on the west by West Hararghe Zone, on the north by Dire Dawa and on the north and east by the Somali Region. The Harari Region is an enclave inside this zone