How many tribes are in Omo Valley?

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The Omo Valley tribes The Lower Omo River in south west Ethiopia is home to eight different tribes whose population is about 200,000.

Are there still tribes in Ethiopia?

While the exact number is unknown, there are around 80 tribes or ethnic groups living in Ethiopia. Most of the population belongs to the Amhara or Oromo tribes. The Amhara people live in the Addis Ababa area and are very involved in governing the country and in fostering the economy.

Where do the Hamar people live?

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The Hamar live among the bush covered hills on the eastern side of the Omo Valley in southern Ethiopia. They are a tribe with unique rituals such as a cattle-leaping ceremony that men go through in order to reach adulthood, whereupon young Hamar women get whipped to prove their love for their kinsmen.

Who are the Omo people?

The Mursi (or Mun as they refer to themselves) are a Surmic ethnic group in Ethiopia. They principally reside in the Debub Omo Zone of the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and People’s Region, close to the border with South Sudan.

How are the people of the Omo valley surviving?

The Omo Valley tribes. A massive hydroelectric dam and associated land grabs for plantations threaten the tribes of the Lower Omo River. The tribes have lived in this area for centuries and have developed techniques to survive in a challenging environment.

Where are the Omo tribes located in Africa?

Wedged into Africa’s Great Rift Valley, well beyond the tarmac and in the deep South reaches of Ethiopia, lies the Omo Valley, an epicentre of ethnic, tribal and cultural diversity that has been spared modernisation and still nurtures ancestral values such as pride, honour and self-determination to become who they were born…

How many people live in the lower Omo River?

The Lower Omo River in south west Ethiopia is home to eight different tribes whose population is about 200,000. They have lived there for centuries. Young Mursi shepherds looking after livestock, Ethiopia. However the future of these tribes lies in the balance.

Where is the lower Omo Valley in Ethiopia?

The Lower Omo Valley is one of the most fascinating regions in Ethiopia, and even the African continent, thanks to the cultural diversity of over a dozen tribes that coexist with varying degrees of peace. The valley is mostly a dry savanna expanse fed by the Omo River –one…