Oromia

Oromia is the largest region of Ethiopia , surrounding the city of Addis Ababa. Regions Cities Jimmma Moyale - a small town near to Kenyan border. Nazret - an important commercial town east of Addis Ababa. Other destinations Abijatta Shalla Lakes National Park Awash National Park Bale Mountains National Park Adaba Dodola Ecoturism Mountain Trek Understand The Oromo make up a significant portion of the Horn of African population. In the Ethiopia alone the Oromo are estimated to constitute about 30% of the 85 million inhabitants of the country. In fact, the Oromo nation is one of the most numerous nations in Africa which enjoys a homogeneous culture; shares a common language; and has a some how common political, religious and legal institutions. Talk The Oromo language, Afaan Oromoo or Oromiffa, belongs to the eastern Kushitic group of languages and is the most extensive of the forty or so Kushitic languages. It is also considered to be one of the five most widely spoken languages from among the approximately 1000 languages spoken in Africa. The Oromo language is very closely related to Konso, with more than fifty percent of the words in common, closely related to Somali and distantly related to Afar and Saho. In the region, Amharic is widely spoken too. In some big towns such as Nazret Amharic spearks even surpass Afaan Oromoo speakers in number. Basic English is understood by young people. Get in Bole International Airport The main hub for Ethiopian Airlines and also hosts Lufthansa, Sudan Airways, Kenya Airways, British Airways, KLM, Turkish Airways, Emirates, Gulf Air,Egypt Air and fly Dubai. A new runway and international terminal, which was said to be the largest in Africa, opened in 2003. Get around See Itineraries Do Eat Drink Stay safe Get out This article is an outline and needs more content. It has a template, but there is not enough information present. Please plunge forward and help it grow!