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The Karamojong live in the southern part of the region in the north-east of Uganda, occupying an area equivalent to one tenth of the country.According to anthropologists, the Karamojong are part of a group that migrated from present-day Ethiopia around 1600 A.D. and split into two branches, with one branch moving to present day Kenya to form the Kalenjin group and Maasai cluster. [6]
In the mid-eighteenth century they separated from the Karamojong and moved northward into more mountainous territory. [3] The heartland of their country is a bowl surrounded by mountains and hills on all sides. The tallest peak, Mount Morungole, is over 9,000 feet (2,700 m) high, near the point where Kenya, Sudan and Uganda converge. The land ...
Pokot Settlement in Eastern Karamoja in Uganda Karamojong shepherd Children gathered outside a traditional thatched-roof house in Karamoja region while gazing at the flying drone in the clear sky. The annual Karamojong cultural festival . Districts of Karamoja Location in Uganda. The Karamoja sub-region, commonly known as Karamoja, is a region ...
Edonga dance. Edonga dance performance Karamoja women performing Edonga dance. Edonga Dance, also known as Edonga, is a traditional cultural dance originating from the Karamajong people, an ethnic group of the Nilotic community residing in the northeastern region of Uganda especially in Kotido and Moroto districts. [1]
Nilotic people in Uganda includes the Luo peoples (Acholi, Alur, Adhola), the Ateker peoples (Iteso, Kumam, Karamojong, Lango people who despite speaking a mixture of Luo words, have Atekere origins, Sebei, and Kakwa). In East Africa, the Nilotes are often subdivided into three general groups:
Ateker, or ŋaTekerin, is a common name for the closely related Jie, Karamojong, Turkana, Toposa, Nyangatom, Teso and Lango peoples and their languages. [1] These ethnic groups inhabit an area across Uganda and Kenya.
Naleyo or Naleyo Dance is a traditional dance performed by the Karamajong people of North Eastern Uganda. [1] It is a wooing dance performed in two lines with the women on one line and the men on the other line. The dance is characterized by the way the men and women jump high while facing each other, making it an interesting spectacle to watch.
Karamoja Regional Museum is a public museum in Moroto Town run under the Department of Museums and Monuments in the Ministry of Tourism, Wildlife and Antiquities of Uganda. It also serves as a cultural center where cultural heritage in form of objects is showcased for people to access and appreciate the cultural heritage of the Karamoja sub-region.