کونسو

Also known as Karati

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

Instance of: human settlement
Country: Ethiopia
Located in: Konso special woreda
Elevation: 1650
Image: Konso village 02.jpg

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Commons category: Konso
different from: Konso Cultural Landscape

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