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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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