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for "ethnic chauvinism" and despite the efforts of the ruling party to emphasize the need to co-ordinate, consolidate, and unify the smaller ethnic units to achieve the "efficient use of scarce government resources", eventually led to the division of the Zone in 2000, resulting with the creation of
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Gamo music plays a prominent role in national entertainment in
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are an
Ethiopian ethnic group located in the Gamo Highlands of Southern Ethiopia. They are found in more than 40 communities, including Chencha, Bonke, Kucha, Garbansa, Zargula, Kamba, Dorze, Birbir, Ochello, Boroda, Ganta, Gacho Baba, Eligo, Shella, Kolle, Dita, Kogota and Daramalo.
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1158:Segen Zuria
1137:Karat Zuria
999:Mirab Abaya
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969:Garda Marta
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471:Kucha Alpha
402:Protestants
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358:Gamo people
329:Gamo people
298:Mount Gughe
198:August 2023
157:"Gamo Zone"
107:August 2023
1373:Categories
1358:Sodo Zuria
1289:Damot Sore
1279:Damot Gale
1176:Bako Gazer
1129:Konso Zone
1083:Demba Gofa
1059:Yirgachefe
1039:Dila Zuria
1020:Gedeo Zone
994:Kucha Alfa
979:Gacho Baba
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877:Burji Zone
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612:"FOREWORD"
553:References
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302:Lake Chamo
291:Arba Minch
279:Lake Abaya
168:newspapers
50:improve it
1212:Nyangatom
1093:Geze Gofa
1069:Gofa Zone
925:Gamo Zone
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822:Debub Ari
780:Kore Zone
239:Gamo Zone
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954:Chencha
799:Sarmale
764:Kolango
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412:Woredas
398:Welayta
390:Basketo
386:Amharic
374:Basketo
370:Welayta
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1222:Turmi
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944:Bonke
861:Laska
832:Jinka
793:Kelle
788:Gorka
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