Gishen tour

Gishen tour we provide city tour and extended tour service for foreigners & local costumers as well.

Only in Ethiopia,variety of delicious Ethiopian traditional dishes,pls come and make one of you meal choice through our ...
22/11/2019

Only in Ethiopia,variety of delicious Ethiopian traditional dishes,pls come and make one of you meal choice through our tour.

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01/11/2019

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flies over the Lakeshore of Hawassa you are Bird lover for sure you will be satisfied by our btfl colourful Birds. you know that we have more than 16 endemic Birds???if you don't,just come to Ethiopia explore our variety Birds.

Bale Mountain Lodge Is opened on January 2014 European Calendar.a unique wilderness Lodge in one of the most amazing pla...
29/10/2019

Bale Mountain Lodge
Is opened on January 2014 European Calendar.
a unique wilderness Lodge in one of the most amazing places on earth. the lodge Is located in Bale mountain National Park the park is one of the best N.Park in the world,it has many more,the best place for flora and fauna, Bird watchers,Endemic Mammals and Birds, just come and explore the wilderness...

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A group of Malta voluntaries had an eventful time with us,pls come back again and as usual we will warmly welcome you.
30/09/2019

A group of Malta voluntaries had an eventful time with us,pls come back again and as usual we will warmly welcome you.

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20/09/2019

Baglafech weaver,in Addis Ababa University Ethnology Museums.date on 15th is September 2019 on Sunday @ 10:45pm.

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Ankober was the ancient capital of the Kingdom of Shoa, with Merid Azmatch Amha Iyesus (1745-1775), a ruler descended fr...
18/03/2019

Ankober was the ancient capital of the Kingdom of Shoa, with Merid Azmatch Amha Iyesus (1745-1775), a ruler descended from the Solomonic dynasty, credited as being the founder. His descendents ruled from Ankober for around a hundred years and a number of Shoan rulers are buried in churches in the area.Menelik II (mĕn´əlĬk), 1844–1913, emperor of Ethiopia after 1889. He was originally ras (ruler) of Shoa (central Ethiopia). After the death (1868) of Emperor Tewodros II, Menelik, with Italian support, gained strength steadily. He seized the throne after Emperor Johannes IV died. In 1889, Menelik concluded the Treaty of Uccialli with Italy. When he learned, however, that the Italian version of the treaty made Ethiopia a protectorate of Italy, he denounced the agreement. The Italian invasion that followed (1895–96) was crushed by Menelik's great victory near Adwa. Italy was forced to renounce all claim to Ethiopia and to pay an indemnity. Menelik took important steps to strengthen and modernize his domain. He made Addis Ababa his capital, constructed a railroad, attempted to end the slave trade, and curbed the feudal nobility. His conquests doubled the size of the country and brought the present S Ethiopia (largely Muslim in population) into the realm. Gradually his health failed, and the end of his reign was marked by intrigue and maneuvering for the succession. He was succeeded as emperor by Lij Yasu.

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18/03/2019

The Ankober serin is a species of finch in the Fringillidae family. It is a small brown seedeater, about 12 centimeters or 5 inches in length with brown upperparts and its head and breast distinguished with heavy buffy-colored streaking. It is gregarious and is often encountered in flocks.

10/03/2019
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10/02/2019

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ErechaThe story of Erecha - the celebration of the first harvest of the Ethiopian Spring in September - is a story bette...
20/09/2018

Erecha

The story of Erecha - the celebration of the first harvest of the Ethiopian Spring in September - is a story better told by who else but the late Poet Laureate himself, Blattten Geta Tsegaye G/Medhin.

"....12,000 years ago, ASRA the God of sun and sky of KUSH PHARAOH begotten SETE, the older son ORA the younger of the first and daughter named as ASIS (ATETORADBAR). The older SETE killed his younger brother ORA, and ASIS (ATET OR ADBAR) planted a tree (ODA) for the memorial of her deceased brother ORA at the bank of Nile, Egypt where the murder had taken place, and requested her father who was the god of Sun to make peace among the families of SETE and ORA. Them rain was come and the tree (ODA) got grown. It symbolizes that taken place. Later, at the Stone Age, the tree that had been planted for the memorial of the killed, ORA was substituted by statue of stone that was erected 8000 years ago.

This festival has been celebrated in September of every year and when Nile is flow full in NUBLA and BLACK EGYPT. In Ethiopia during the AXUMITE and PRE-AXUMITE period a great festival has been held around the sun's statue that planted by ASIS (ATET OR ADBAR) the sister of ORA for the memorial of the later, ORA the son of god of sun, who waked up from death (ORA OMO or OR OMO) for the purpost of celebrating the peace made between the two brothers, the great herald, in thanking the good of sun and the sky with CHIBO.

Then EYO KA ABEBAYE (the traditional and popular song performed at DEMERA events and new year in Ethiopia) has been started being performed since then. "KA" is the first name of God. The name of God that our KUSH Fathers have inherited to us before the old period, Christianity, and Islam is "KA". Since then, therefore, especially the OROMO, GURAGIE and the SOUTHERN people of Ethiopia have been calling God as "WAKA or WAQA”. "or WAQA". WAKA" or WAQA" God When we song EYOKA or EYOHA in New Year, we are praising "KA" of God.

"GEDA" or KA ADA" is the law or rule of God. "GEDA" (KA ADA) is the festival by which the laws and orders of God are executed Japan, China, and India are now reached to the current civilization through making the basic traditions and cultures they received from their forefathers (HINDU, SHINTO and MAHIBERATA) be kept and receiving Islam, Christianity, and others especially Democracy and free believes. They are not here through undermining the culture and tradition of their forefathers.

Culture is the collection of many CHIBOs or DEMERA. "ERCHA" or "ERESA" one of the part and parcel of GEDA (KA ADA) system is the comer stone and turning point to the new year for which ASIS (ATET OR ADBAR) has put up the dead body of her brother, ORA who was killed by his older brother like ABEL from the place he died at the river bank of NILE on and planted statue".

The Oromo people of beautiful Ethiopia believe in one God since time memorial. Their religion is called "WAKEFENA" which means believing in one God that is the creator of the whole universe. ERECHA means a celebration where people get together and perform their prayers and thanking God.

WAKEFENA, the faith being in the GEDA SYSTEM is a religions ceremony that is free from any thing. The fathers of Oromo religion and the people, keeping fresh grass and flowers, perform their prayers and thank their God going to mountains, the sea or a river bank.

They move to the top of mountains or bank of seas or rivers not to worship the mountains or rivers and seas; rather to distract themselves from any noise and to worship their God (WAQA) with concentration. And they go to sea and rivers because they believe that green is holy and peaceful where the spirit of God is found.

In the Oromo culture, the rainy season is considered as the symbol of darkness. At the beginning of September, the darkness is gone, rivers run shallower and cleaner, and the mud is gone. As sunshine rules the land, the OROMO people of Ethiopia go out to celebrate this great natural cycle with the spirit of worshiping God (WAQA).

06/09/2018

Bale Mountain Lodge is an eleven room boutique forest wilderness lodge, deep within the Bale Mountain National Park (BMNP) of south central Ethiopia. Larger groups or families can be accommodated in a three bedroomed, rustic house with its own sitting room. The Lodge started operating in October 2013, and was officially opened on January 18th 2014. The location of the Lodge has been selected to provide an excellent opportunity for guests to experience a pristine wilderness environment that incorporates the largest tract of Afro- Alpine moorland remaining on the African continent, the majority of the plateau being over 3,800m above sea level – with Africa’s highest all weather road snaking over the top – truly the roof of Africa. The Lodge itself is situated in the heart of the Park within the Harenna Forest at a more comfortable 2380m, within the beautiful Katcha clearing looking towards the ridgeline of the plateau. Several shorter walking trails lead from the Lodge which enable guests to see wildlife on foot. Bale Mountain National Park is known as‘One Park- Many’ worlds. From the Gaysay grasslands of the north to the high altitude Sanetti plateau, to the wild forests of the south, the amazing range of habitats support myriad rare and endemic species, many of which are only found in this Park. The main wildlife attraction, and almost an ‘icon’ for Ethiopian wildlife travel is the Ethiopian Wolf. The Sanetti Plateau is home to the largest numbers of the remaining Ethiopian wolves. They are the world’s rarest canid and Africa’s rarest carnivore. Other endemics include the Mountain Nyalla, Menelik’s Bushbuck, Bale Monkey, Bale and Harenna Chameleon and Stark’s Hare. There are several endemic rodent species including the charming Giant Mole Rat, the staple diet of the Wolf. The Park is a birdwatcher’s paradise and has been rated ‘4th best birding site in Africa’ by the African Birding Club. Several teams of research scientists visit the Park throughout the year and are happy to liaise with guests. Since opening Munich University have discovered 22 new species of butterflies and moths, and we are very pleased to have one name after our family. More recently, a viper has been officially ‘discovered’ jointly accredited to Mississippi and Utah universities and named Harenna Bitis. It may not be everyone’s favourite but in a modern world it is great to be living in an area where new creatures are being scientifically ‘discovered’.

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Abiyatta Lakes National Park     Abiyatta Shalla Lakes National Parks situated in the Great Rift Valley, only 200 kilome...
30/06/2018

Abiyatta Lakes National Park



Abiyatta Shalla Lakes National Parks situated in the Great Rift Valley, only 200 kilometers (124 miles) south of Addis Ababa, and in the Lake Langano recreational areas, the Abiyatta Shalla lakes national Park attracts numerous visitors. It was created primarily for its aquatic bird life, particularly those that feed and breed on lakes Abiyatta and Shalla in Large numbers. The park compresses the two lakes, the isthmus between them and a thin strip of land along the shorelines of each. Developments have been limited to a number of tracks on land, and the construction of seven outposts. While attention is focused on the water birds, the land area does contain a reasonable amount of other wildlife.

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Two different lakes: The two lakes are very different in character. Abiyatta is shallow at about 14 metres (260 metres (853 feet) and is calculated to hold a grater volume of water than all of the Ethiopian Rift valley lakes put together. Abiyatta is surrounded by gentle, grasscovered slopes and swathed in acacia woodlands. Shalla exudes a sense of mystery and foreboding, surrounded as it is by steep, black cliffs and peaks that reflect in its deep waters, which are liable to be whipped up by sudden storms and flurries of wind. It contains nine small, is located islands, rarely visited since there are no boats on the lake. These islands provide an excellent breeding ground for many bird species.

Souces of Fresh Water
The network of tracks in this park is always developing. At present you can enter at four different points, three of which are inter connected. Approaching from Addis you first reach the Horakello entrance, where the small Horakello stream flows between lakes Langano and Abiyatta. The steam mouth is a source of relatively fresh water, much frequented by water birds for drinking and bathing.

Birdlife
Abijatta itself is very alkaline but shallow, so flamingoes can be seen scattered over most of its surface, and especially along the windward edge where their algal food source concentrates. You can approach quite closely, but beware of treacherous deep and mud if the lake is low. Large numbers of boat grater and lesser flamingoes gather here, together with great white pelicans and a host of other water birds.

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A tack which runs for 20 kilometers (12 miles) along the treeline of the eastern shore of Lake Abiyatta connects Horakello with the park headquarters further south at Dole.

Wildlife
From here you can see other parts of Lake Abiyatta and some mammal species, especially Grant’s gazelle, warthog and occasionally the Oribi.

Hot springs:
The headquarters houses a small museum, currently being upgraded, which gives an excellent idea of the wealth of birdlife in the park. There are over 400 species recorded here, almost half the number recorded for the whole country, A further track leads on from Dole to the shores of Lake Shalla where hot steam, mud and water bubble to the earth’s surface. Revered locally for their medicinal properties, the hot springs have a sense of primaeval mystery about hem, especially in the cooler early mornings.They are relics of the massive volcanic activity that has formed this amazing country and landscape.

Access
A further entrance to this park exists in the south, where a rough track leads to another small hot spring area at Ghike. Here you can staying a wooden self help guest house, perched high on a cliff above the lake, with a vies across this lands. There are plans to install a boat at the lake which will ferry small groups of people to the islands to observe the breeding colonies of thousands of great while pelicans and grater flamingoes. The grate white pelican colony is estimated to be visited by up to 13000 pairs annually, and is the most important breeding site for the species in the world.

Accommodation
There is no accommodation in the park but lake Langano, which lies just over the main road marking the boundary, has two reasonable hotels on its shores, the Wabe Shebelle and the Bekelle Mola, from which all parts of the park are easily reached. It is possible to camp at the hoe springs and further south of the track east of Shalla, leading to be the Dedaba River and outpost.

Accommodation
There is no accommodation in the park but lake Langano, which lies just over the main road marking the boundary, has two reasonable hotels on its shores, the Wabe Shebelle and the Bekelle Mola, from which all parts of the park are easily reached. It is possible to camp at the hoe springs and further south of the track east of Shalla, leading to be the Dedaba River and outpost.

Other Attractions
In association with the Abiyatta Shalla Lakes National Park is Senkello Swayne’s hartebeest Sanctuary, some 70 kilometers (43 miles) from the town of Shashemene, and close to the Chike entrance of the park. The sanctuary was established for this endemic subspecies of the hartebeest (Alcelaphus buselaphus swaynei) which once roamed the plans of Somalia and Ethiopia in thousands, but is now restricted to four small localities in Ethiopia. The sanctuary is small but well worth a visit. Set beneath a small rounded hill, over 2,000 of these rich, chocolate coloured hartebeest are packed into this area of wooded grassland, along with bohor reedbuck (Redunca Redunca), Oribi and many different species of birds.

Holqa Sof Omar: is one of the most spectacular and extensive underground caverns in the world: the Sof Omar cave system....
11/06/2018

Holqa Sof Omar: is one of the most spectacular and extensive underground caverns in the world: the Sof Omar cave system. Formed by the Weib River as it changed its course in the distant past and carved a new channel through limestone foothills, the Sof Omar cave system is an extraordinary natural phenomenon of breathtaking beauty.

Here the Weib River vanishes into this giant underground world with its arched portals, high eroded ceilings, and deep, vaulted echoing chambers. These caves, now an important Islamic shrine named after the saintly Sheik Sof Omar Ahmed, who took refuge here many centuries ago (around early 11th century AD), have a religious history that predates the arrival of the Muslims in Bale — a history calibrated in thousands, not hundreds, of years.

The traditional belief of this part of Africa revolved around spirit worship and ghost cults in which the most powerful supernatural beings were believed to attach themselves to age-old trees, boulders rocks, and, inhabit caves which became place of veneration where prayers were offered up and sacrifices made. Even today, in this Sof Omar cave system and catacombs there are so many signs of the persistence of such African traditional beliefs and practices. Ever since the coming of the saintly Sheik Sof Omar Ahmed and through its long period of existence the religion Islam is now indigenized into this African traditional belief. For this part of Africa Islam has now become a culture in a unique way and not only a religion.

The approach to the caves is made through the tiny village of Sof Omar, perched on the cliffs above the Weib River. To the rear of the village is a dark, gaping crevice down which a precipitous narrow footpath winds to the floor of the first cave. The total length of the Sof Omar cave system is about 16km and all along the cave system there are more than 40 main entrances and exits. Throughout the cave system, frequent crossings at the Weib River are necessary. It is possible to explore the caves on foot, torches and other lighting are needed, since it is a very long and dark journey that can be accomplished with a help of map indicating the different ground references of the underground cave system.

In this realm of dry, cool caves nature has worked a marvel of architecture — soaring pillars of stone twenty metres (66 feet) high, flying buttresses, fluted arch ways, and tall airy vaults. Finally the river itself is reached, a sunless sea flowing through a deep gorge. Standing on a natural balcony of the last cavern near the roof of the outlet, one has a spectacular view of the river rushing along its course below.

The large central hall of Sof Omar, the 'Chamber of Columns' — so named after the colossal limestone pillars that are a dominant feature — is one of the highest of the cave system. At another part of the net work there is a small gap in the rock through which the river passes, about two-and-a- half meters (eight feet) wide, where a bridge can be made with driftwood to go across. The most direct route through the caves passes these and many other remarkable sights, and takes about three-and-a-half hours at good walking pace.

Inside the caves, the only living creatures are bats (which do not usually give trouble, if they are not deliberately disturbed), fish, and crustaceans. Crocodiles are to found in the river nearby but, fortunately seem to shun the caves themselves.

Holqa Sof Omar is a well preserved sacred place of worship, which has helped the preservation of the indigenous forest environment of the area and still serving as a natural habitat of the wildlife resources. The countryside around abounds with wildlife dik-dik and kudu, serval cat, rock hyrax, giant tortoises, snakes, and lizards as well as more than hundred species of birds.

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Arba-Minch Crocodile RanchArba-Minch Crocodile Ranch is located in Gamogofa zone some 500km and 270 km south west of Add...
30/05/2018

Arba-Minch Crocodile Ranch

Arba-Minch Crocodile Ranch is located in Gamogofa zone some 500km and 270 km south west of Addis Ababa and Hawassa, respectively, in Gamo-Gofa Zone. Arba-Minch Crocodile Ranch is one of the biggest &the only ranch in Ethiopia It is situated at the south west shore of Lake Abaya and adjacent to “Nechi-Sar” National Park. The ranch was established in 1984 and it lies on an area of 3 hectare of land with the objectives



To produce and export crocodile skins and meat to world market, and
To contribute for the conservation of the globally threatened crocodile population

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Arba Mich Crocodile Ranch


Socio-economic importance of the ranch:

The establishment of the ranch attracts many foreign and domestic tourists in the area and it is one of the attractions being reason for the development of Arba-Minch Town. Apart from raising crocodiles for the commercial purpose, the ranch releases a certain number of grow ups to lake Chamo and Abaya in order not to deplete the wild population. Currently there are almost 700 crocodiles preserved in separate place according to their age.



Crocodile ponds washing:

The Ranch workers wash crocodile ponds almost every morning.

Crocodiles prefer clean environment. Clean environment protects crocodiles from any diseases.

Although wild crocodiles sometimes attack human beings, the crocodiles in the Ranch never attack the workers during ponds washing. The ranch collects crocodile babies from the shore of Chamo Lake. These babies grow up in the Ranch. The crocodiles in the Ranch become used to human beings from their birth.

Tourists can see harmony between crocodiles and human beings here.

· Crocodile ponds washing time is around 9:00AM almost every day. ( Crocodile ponds washing may not be conducted depending on circumstances.)

DORZE PEOPLE: ETHIOPIA`S EXPERT WEAVERS AND RENOWNED BUILDERS OF TOWERING HUTSDorze people are a small Omotic-speaking e...
30/05/2018

DORZE PEOPLE: ETHIOPIA`S EXPERT WEAVERS AND RENOWNED BUILDERS OF TOWERING HUTS
Dorze people are a small Omotic-speaking ethnic group belonging to the larger Afro-Asiatic language family living in the Gamo Highlands of the southern region of Ethiopia.

Dorze girl with a baby on her back in the village Chencha.

They have an estimated population of about 30,000 people living mainly in the villages near the cities of Chencha and Arba Minch, in the Semien Omo Zone of the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples Region (formerly in the Gamu-Gofa province). Their residence stretches from the Omo River banks to the highlands over Lake Abaya.

Dorze warrior dance

It is asserted that some of the Dorze people have migrated to Addis Ababa and other regions.Historically, they were once much feared warriors but now the Dorze men folk have settled down to farming or engage in weaving in which has become a unique thing associated with them.

Beautiful Dorze woman in the village of Chencha, Ethiopia. Ronnie Dankelman

Location
The Gamo highlands rise to an average elevation of 9000 feet to the west of the Rift Valley. The Dorze occupy the Eastern edge of the highland above Lake Abaya, about 2600m above sea level. Currently this area is part of the Semein Omo of the Southern Nation Nationalities Regional State.

Beautiful Dorze landscape

The Dorze bordered with the people who inhabit the Gamo highland in the east with Otchollo people who live on the top of the hill of the Gamo highland. In the north of Dorze the people of Dita who were their rivals and enemies in the last nineteenth century.

To the west they bordered with the Sala people to whom land many Dorze migrated and lived as weavers. On the south the Dorze bordered with the Amaro.
Dorze people in front of their renowned towering hut

Language
Dorze people speak an Omotic language also known as Dorze. Dorze is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken in the Gamo Gofa Zone of Ethiopia. Alemayehu Abebe reports that while performing preliminary fieldwork in 1992, he found 14 kebeles in Chencha woreda with Dorze speakers.
Dorze girl

Cerulli simply calls Dorze as "the people of Gamo." According to her the Dorze are culturally and linguistically homogeneous with their neighbour peole. But other anthropologists and linguists have attempted to show the Dorze have gradually changed their identity. According to such sources this was because of the infusion with the Amharic stock.

Beautiful Dorze girl from Chencha, Ethiopia

History
The history of Dorze is not much documented. However, all the available anthropological and linguistic sources avers strongly that the Dorze had lived in the areas of Gamo highland in Ethiopia`s Omo Valley, "the Cradle of Mankind" for many centuries before the conquest of Menelik II in late nineteenth century.
Former Haile Selassie soldier of Dorze origin, Ethiopia

Straube argued that the culture of Dorze said to be a blend of the culture of two different groups. The first group consisted of the twenty three clans who have claimed that they have lived permanently in the Dorze home land or come from the neighbouring Ometo speaking areas.

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The other group which consisted of the three clans who claimed to be migrated from the Northern part of the Ethiopian Empire during the "First" Christian Amhara pe*******on which was aid to have happened in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. Among the Dorze, the traditions of migration and claiming of origin from the north is also wide spread.

Dorze boy in village of Chencha, Ethhiopia

Though it is an established tradition in Ethiopian society to trace one`s origin from the north, interestingly, the Dorze have some important evidences to explain their claims. The names of places like Amaro in Dorze land might have been the settlement area of the Christian Amhara in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries.
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Dorze girl carrying load on her back, Ethiopia

These settler of Amharas might have had intermarried with the twenty-three clans of Dorze. Therefore, this Dorze claim and Haberland argument at least in my view are not far from the truth and seem plausible. Dorze woman with braided hair

Settlement
Dorze people lives on hills and they are famous for their huge huts, resembling a giant beehive. Although these huts look fragile, they can last up to 60 years. The huts can also be transported to another locations, thanks to the structure made of vertical poles.

Traditional Dorze huts/houses

Every hut hat a sort of ''nose'' at its south side, serving as reception room. After our eyes were accustomed at the rather darkness, coming from the full sunlight, it was interesting to see the construction of the hut from the inside. It’s surprising the large space in the hut when outside it looked so small.

Inside Dorze hut

In the middle of the hut there is an open fire for cooking. There are also low benches to sit around the fire. Along the walls are located sleeping places and places for storage.
Smaller huts can include guest houses, a workshop, a kitchen and even cattle shed. When termites attack the hut, the Dorze can just remove it from its foundation and relocate it. This allows the home to last much longer, but every move shortens the height of the hut.

Dorze huts

Interestingly opportunity for pen for animals are made available in the Dorze towering huts. This makes it possible to protect animals from the vagaries of the weather as well as animal rustlers.

Dorze hut: animals live inside with the people

Economy
Dorze people engage in small-scale farming or subsistence agriculture and keeps livestock such as goat, cows and chicken for domestic consumption.

Dorze people walking with cows around Lake Abaya,Ethiopia. Eric Lafforgue

As farmers, they have an expertise in preventing soil erosion, by ingenious terracing off the mountainside. In their farmlands, the Dorze people grow highland cereals. Around their huts they have their own little garden with vegetables, spices, fruits and to***co.

Dorze man from Ethiopia Carrying a goat

In this area women also prepare Kotcho (flat bread) out of the trunk of Enset, false banana. Being the staple for about the third of Ethiopians Kotcho is nowadays highly regarded for its nutritional value and is consumed both in towns and countrywide.

Dorze woman making "False Banana bread."

For the major part, Enset culture is widely known among the Gurage and the Sidama people where it could be preserved for as long as a decade and more and thus qualifies as the best foodstuff for periods of possible famine.

Dorze market,Etrhiopia

The major profession that Dorze people are noted for in Ethiopia is weaving. In addition, straube argues that the Dorze have a long tradition as mercenaries and raiders. He states that unlike the other groups of people of the Gamo highlands the Dorze were not predominantly peasant society, but they were warriors and traders and later on they adopted weaving.

Dorze cloth weaver, Ethiopia

It has not been definitely established when weaving was introduced into Dorze land in Gamo highlands. According to Western writers weaving was not and indigenous occupation to the Dorze and it was most probably introduced from the north. Southern Ethiopia, the etymological similarity of the equipment and techniques in weaving both in the Dorze and the Northerners. 10 other writers have also suggested that the Northerners (Amhara or Amaro) who immigrated to the area long before the conquest might have introduced weaving to Gamo highlands.
Dorze cloth weaver

On the other hand, in general we cannot conclude that the origin of cotton cloths to South and Western Ethiopia was Northern highlands. Because in the fiftieth century praise going of king Yishaq, it is mentioned that places like Bizamo, Sobit and Gafat period tribute in bizet (processed cotton)
They are renowned for their hand-woven cotton garments called Shamma. There is an opportunity to observe the process of making Kotcho in some Dorze villages. They also hand-weave heavy blankets called Bulluko. A much thinner cotton cloth, which has a wide demand countrywide, is used to tailor dresses for women.
Special skills are necessary to design and weave the multicolored intricate edging, called Tibeb. Visit and
proceed towards the town of Arba Minch - meaning forty springs.

The Dorze had experienced both peaceful and hostile relations with their neighbours. Their trading relations with the Wollaita, Konso and other peoples of the Gamo highlands are worth to be mentioned.

The Dorze used to get the materials used for their initation rites from Konso, which were ostrich feathers and brass ph***ic symbols. On the other hand the Dorze obtained glasses and bottles from Wallaita. They were also prdominantly trading in weaving products with their partners.

Dorze woman spinning cotton

Division of labour
Women of the Dorze tribe have most of the responsibility in the family. They take care of children as well as the house choirs.
Dorze woman just from kitchen standing in front of her hut

The women are also responsible for cooking, spinning cotton and collecting firewood. The Dorze men spend most of their time on the farm or building huts.
Dorze woman performing household chores

Socio-Political organization
The Dorze People were socially stratified. This social stratification was between those called bairal and gedhos (senior and junior). This distinction was used not only in the kingship but also within clans, districts and even animals.

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