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Explore Loruth in Kenya
Loruth in the region of Rift Valley is a place in Kenya - some 414 mi or ( 666 km ) North of Nairobi , the country's capital city .
Time in Loruth is now 09:35 PM (Tuesday) . The local timezone is named " Africa/Nairobi " with a UTC offset of 3 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Sironko, Lira, Kaabong, Gulu, and Awasa. Since you are here already, consider visiting Sironko . Where to go and what to see in Loruth ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Interesting facts about this location
Omorate
Omorate (also known as Kelem) is a town in southern Ethiopia near the Kenyan border. Located in the Debub Omo Zone of the Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples' Region, this village has a latitude and longitude of {{#invoke:Coordinates|coord}}{{#coordinates:4|48|N|35|58|E|region:ET-SN_type:city(3363)|| |primary |name= }} with an elevation of 395 meters above sea level. It is the administrative center of Kuraz woreda.
Located at 4.80 35.97 (Lat./Long.); Less than 28 km away
Omo River
The Omo River is an important river of southern Ethiopia. Its course is entirely contained within the boundaries of Ethiopia, and empties into Lake Turkana on the border with Kenya. It is the principal stream of an endorheic drainage basin; the part that the Omo drains includes part of the western Oromia Region and the middle of the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and People's Region.
Located at 4.80 35.97 (Lat./Long.); Less than 28 km away
Omo remains
The Omo remains are a collection of hominid bones discovered between 1967 and 1974 at the Omo Kibish sites near the Omo River, in Omo National Park in south-western Ethiopia. The bones were recovered by a scientific team from the Kenya National Museums directed by Richard Leakey and others. The remains from Kamoya's Hominid Site (KHS) were called Omo 1 and those from Paul's Hominid Site (PHS) Omo 2. Parts of the fossils are the earliest to have been classified by Richard Leakey as Homo sapiens.
Located at 4.80 35.97 (Lat./Long.); Less than 28 km away
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