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Konso
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Karati (Karat) is a town in south-western Ethiopia and the capital of the Konso Zone in the new South Ethiopia Regional State (formerly, Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples Region). Situated 20 km north of the Sagan River at an elevation of , it is also called Pakawle by some of the neighboring inhabitants. The town and the surrounding villages were inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2011 as a cultural landscape for its unique cultural traditions and importance for the Konso people.
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Place details
- Locality
- Karati
- Region
- ደቡብ ኢትዮጵያ ክልላዊ መንግስት South Ethiopia Regional State ولاية جنوب إثيوبيا الإقليمية
- Country
- ኢትዮጵያ
- Population
- 4,593
- Timezone
- Africa/Addis_Ababa
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Karat
- Settlement.other_name
- Konso, Pakawle
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Konso.jpg
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Ethiopia
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- right
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location within Ethiopia
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Ethiopia
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- South Ethiopia Regional State
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Zone
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Konso
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2005
- Settlement.population_total
- 4,593
- Settlement.timezone
- EAT
- Settlement.utc_offset
- +3
- Settlement.timezone_DST
- not observed
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Wikidata facts
- Elevation
- 1650
- Image
- Konso village 02.jpg
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- Commons category
- Konso
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8 sectionsContents
- History
- Cultural landscape
- Economy
- Demographics
- Conflict since 1990
- See also
- Notes
- Further reading
Karati (Karat) is a town in south-western Ethiopia and the capital of the Konso Zone in the new South Ethiopia Regional State (formerly, Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples Region). Situated 20 km north of the Sagan River at an elevation of , it is also called Pakawle by some of the neighboring inhabitants. The town and the surrounding villages were inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2011 as a cultural landscape for its unique cultural traditions and importance for the Konso people.
==History== Oral traditions of the Konso people suggest that they migrated to the region roughly 400 years ago, which is supported by the number of generations (21) noted since the first ritual chief. In 1897, Menelik II took over the city.
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