Gidole
Sign in to savethumb Gidole is a town in southern Ethiopia, and is the administrative center of the Dirashe special woreda. Located in the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples Region, it sits at a latitude and longitude of with an elevation ranging from 2045 to 2650 meters above sea level. The town Gidole is named after the Kitoola people with a little bit modification, an ethnic group inhabiting southern Ethiopia.
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- Country
- Ethiopia
- Located in
- Dirashe Zone
- Population
- 8167
- Elevation
- 2347.5
- Time zone
- UTC+03:00
- Capital of
- Dirashe Zone
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- Gidole .jpg
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thumb Gidole is a town in southern Ethiopia, and is the administrative center of the Dirashe special woreda. Located in the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples Region, it sits at a latitude and longitude of with an elevation ranging from 2045 to 2650 meters above sea level. The town Gidole is named after the Kitoola people with a little bit modification, an ethnic group inhabiting southern Ethiopia.
‘Kitoola’ ethnic is a large group living in and around Gardulla Mountain as well as on the eastern flank of Ganjuli basin. This Kitoola ethnic comprises five large societies (viz; Dhirashaa, Mosiye, Kusume, Mashole, Dhobase) and few migrants having different backgrounds. The Kitoolian speaks Cushitic language 'Kitoolia' with different dialects. They use different musical instruments for their casual holiday celebrations. “Shonqaa”, “mayra”,”kulluutot”,”Filla” and “Lollat are among many.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Gidole” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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