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Area. 23,000 ha (57,000 acres) Karat is a town in south-western Ethiopia and the capital of the Konso Zone in the new South Ethiopia Regional State. Situated 20 km north of the Sagan River, this town has a latitude and longitude of 5°15′N 37°29′E and an elevation of 1,650 metres (5,410 ft).
According to Hallpike (1972), Konso family traditions indicate that they are a composite people, both physically and culturally, with members originally hailing from all the surrounding areas. [2] In terms of physical appearance, the Konso tend to be small and wiry, with high cheekbones and pointed chins. Skin color ranges from reddish brown to ...
The International Organization for Migration ( IOM) is a United Nations related organization working in the field of migration. The organization implements operational assistance programmes for migrants, including internally displaced persons, refugees, and migrant workers . The International Organization for Migration is based in Geneva.
Ethnic violence in Konso. / 5.3404; 37.4388. The conflict in Konso is part of a series of ethnic-based violence in Ethiopia. UN OCHA reported that its Early warning department of SNNPR categorized Konso as a priority hot spot area. Repeated conflict and the issue of adverse weather exacerbated the existing humanitarian crisis in the Zone. [1]
Konso is a zone in the South Ethiopia Regional State, Ethiopia. It was formerly a woreda . Prior to 2011, Konso was not part of any Zone in the Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples' Region (SNNPR) and was therefore considered a special woreda, an administrative subdivision which is similar to an autonomous area .
The Isle of Man ( Manx: Mannin [ˈmanɪnʲ], also Ellan Vannin [ˈɛlʲan ˈvanɪnʲ]) or Mann ( / mæn / man ), [10] is a self-governing British Crown Dependency in the Irish Sea, between Great Britain and Ireland. It is recognized as one of the Celtic nations, and is the homeland of the Manx people, a Celtic ethnic group.
South Omo Zone is a zone in the Ethiopian South Ethiopia Regional State. South Omo is bordered to the south by Kenya, to the west by West Omo Zone, to the northwest by Keffa Zone, to the north by Ari Zone and Gofa Zone, to the northeast by Gardula, Ale Zone and Konso and to the east by the Oromia Region. The administrative center of South Omo ...
The lieutenant governor of the Isle of Man ( Manx: Fo-chiannoort Vannin or lhiass-chiannoort vannin) is the Lord of Mann 's official personal representative in the Isle of Man. He has the power to grant royal assent and is styled "His Excellency". No Manx-born person has ever been appointed lieutenant governor, although Manx-born first ...