Southwestern Ethiopia

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Southwestern Ethiopia is a culturally and linguistically diverse area of Ethiopia known for its varied ethnic groups, languages, and rich highland and lowland landscapes.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf region of Ethiopia
borders Kenya NERFINISHED
South Sudan NERFINISHED
Sudan NERFINISHED
contains Bench Maji zone NERFINISHED
Dawro zone NERFINISHED
Gambela Region NERFINISHED
Gambela lowlands NERFINISHED
Gamo zone NERFINISHED
Gofa zone NERFINISHED
Kaffa highlands NERFINISHED
Keffa zone NERFINISHED
Omo Valley NERFINISHED
Sheka forest NERFINISHED
Sheka zone NERFINISHED
South Omo zone NERFINISHED
parts of Oromia Region
parts of Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples Region
continent Africa
country Ethiopia
culturalPractice cattle-centered rituals in Omo Valley communities
indigenous agroforestry management
traditional coffee ceremonies
economicActivity cattle herding
coffee cultivation
fishing
pastoralism
subsistence agriculture
ethnicGroup Anuak people NERFINISHED
Bench people NERFINISHED
Dizi people NERFINISHED
Gamo people NERFINISHED
Gofa people NERFINISHED
Hamar people NERFINISHED
Kaffa people NERFINISHED
Karo people NERFINISHED
Mursi people NERFINISHED
Nuer people NERFINISHED
Oromo people NERFINISHED
Sheko people NERFINISHED
Surma people NERFINISHED
hasClimate subtropical highland climate
tropical monsoon climate
hasConservationArea Gambela National Park NERFINISHED
Kafa Biosphere Reserve NERFINISHED
Omo National Park NERFINISHED
Sheka Forest Biosphere Reserve NERFINISHED
hasEcosystem montane forest
riverine forest
savanna
wetlands
hasLandscape highlands
lowlands
river valleys
tropical forests
knownFor coffee production
cultural diversity
ethnic diversity
linguistic diversity
rich biodiversity
traditional agroforestry systems
languageFamily Afroasiatic languages
Nilo-Saharan languages
Omotic languages NERFINISHED
languageSpoken Anuak language NERFINISHED
Bench language
Gamo language NERFINISHED
Gofa language NERFINISHED
Kafa language NERFINISHED
Nuer language NERFINISHED
Oromo language NERFINISHED
Sheko language NERFINISHED
locatedIn East Africa NERFINISHED
Horn of Africa NERFINISHED
partOf Ethiopia NERFINISHED
traversedBy Akobo River NERFINISHED
Baro River NERFINISHED
Omo River NERFINISHED

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Gafat language region Southwestern Ethiopia
Majang language spokenIn Southwestern Ethiopia
this entity surface form: southwestern Ethiopia
Surmic languages spokenIn Southwestern Ethiopia
Nyangatom language spokenIn Southwestern Ethiopia
Shabo people locatedIn Southwestern Ethiopia
this entity surface form: southwestern Ethiopia
Meʼen language spokenIn Southwestern Ethiopia
Bench language spokenIn Southwestern Ethiopia
Bench language region Southwestern Ethiopia
Kafa language spokenIn Southwestern Ethiopia
Kafa language geographicDistribution Southwestern Ethiopia
this entity surface form: southwestern Ethiopia
Omo River locatedIn Southwestern Ethiopia
North Omotic region Southwestern Ethiopia
this entity surface form: southwestern Ethiopia
Gamo region Southwestern Ethiopia
Gofa spokenIn Southwestern Ethiopia
Gimira spokenIn Southwestern Ethiopia
Aari spokenIn Southwestern Ethiopia
Aari region Southwestern Ethiopia
subject surface form: Aari people
Hamer spokenIn Southwestern Ethiopia
Kafa spokenInRegion Southwestern Ethiopia
this entity surface form: southwestern Ethiopia
Sheko spokenIn Southwestern Ethiopia
this entity surface form: southwestern Ethiopia
Dizi spokenIn Southwestern Ethiopia
Omotic peoples region Southwestern Ethiopia
Omotic peoples indigenousTo Southwestern Ethiopia
South Omotic region Southwestern Ethiopia
this entity surface form: southwestern Ethiopia
Gamo-Gofa-Dawro spokenIn Southwestern Ethiopia
Gurage people region Southwestern Ethiopia
Western Gurage spokenIn Southwestern Ethiopia
this entity surface form: southwestern Ethiopia