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Gumer in the region of Southern Nations, Nationalities, and People's Region is a town in Ethiopia - some 74 mi or ( 119 km ) South-West of Addis Ababa , the country's capital city .
Current time in Gumer is now 01:10 PM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Africa/Addis Ababa " with a UTC offset of 3 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Yesreye, Yangat'it, Silt'e, Kora, and Harar. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Yesreye . We saw some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Gumer ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Hamar tribe, Ethiopia
Hamar Bulljumping Ceremony in Dimeka, Ethiopia, January 2010 (PART 1 ) By Ingetje Tadros contact: www.ingetjetadros.com and http The Bull Jumping Ceremony is conducted by several tribes in the Lower O ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Gurage Zone
Gurage is a Zone in the Ethiopian Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples Region (SNNPR). This zone is named for the Gurage people, whose homeland lies in this zone. Gurage is bordered on the southeast by Hadiya and Yem special woreda, on the west, north and east by the Oromia Region, and on the southeast by Silt'e. Its highest point is Mount Gurage. Welkite is the administrative center of the Zone; other towns in Gurage include Butajira and Indibir.
Located at 8.17 38.25 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Ezhana Wolene
Ezhana Wolene ("Ezha and Wolene") was one of the 77 woredas in the Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples' Region of Ethiopia. This woreda was named after two of the sub-groups of the Sebat Bet Gurage, the Ezha and the Wolene-Worriro. Part of the Gurage Zone, Ezhana Wolene was bordered on the south by Gumer, on the west by Cheha, on the north by Goro, on the northeast by Kokir Gedebano Gutazer, and on the east by Meskanena Mareko. The major town in Ezhana Wolene was Agenda.
Located at 8.17 38.08 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Worabe
Worabe is a town in south-central Ethiopia. Official sources locate this town in the Gurage Zone of the Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples Region (SNNPR), although it is reported that at a referendum in 2000 the Silt'e people unanimously voted to form their own Zone, Silt'e, which includes Worabe. The town has a latitude and longitude of {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:8|1|N|38|20|E||| | |name= }} with an elevation of 2113 meters above sea level.
Located at 8.02 38.33 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Butajira
Butajira is a town and separate woreda in south-central Ethiopia. Located at the base of the Zebidar massif in the Gurage Zone of the Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples' Region, this town has a latitude and longitude of {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:8|07|N|38|22|E||| | |name= }} and an elevation of 2131 meters above sea level. It is surrounded by Meskane woreda. It was part of former Meskanena Mareko woreda.
Located at 8.12 38.37 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Meskanena Mareko
Meskanena Mareko ("Meskane and Mareko") was one of the 77 woredas in the Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples' Region of Ethiopia. Part of the Gurage Zone, Meskanena Mareko was bordered on the south by Silte, on the southwest by Gumer, on the west by Ezhana Wolene, on the northwest by Kokir Gedebano Gutazer, on the north by Sodo, and on the east by the Oromia Region. Towns in Meskanena Mareko included Butajira and Inseno.
Located at 8.13 38.40 (Lat./Long.); Less than 22 km away
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