Fugnan Bira
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Fugnan Bira Gursum |
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 Fugnan Bira
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| Coordinates: 9°24′N 42°19′E / 9.400°N 42.317°E | |
| Country |
 Ethiopia
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| Region | Oromia |
| Zone | Misraq Hararghe Zone |
| Population (2005) | |
| • Total | 15,478 |
| Time zone | EAT (UTC+3) |
Fugnan Bira (meaning "near a nose" because of its proximity to the last part of a mountain chain) is a town in east-central Ethiopia. It is commonly known by its more recent name, Gursum. Located in the Misraq Hararghe Zone of the Oromia Region, on a high plateau at the southern base of Mount Kondudo, which gives the town a climate similar to Harar. Fugnan Bira has a latitude and longitude of 9°21′N 42°24′E / 9.350°N 42.400°ECoordinates: 9°21′N 42°24′E / 9.350°N 42.400°E with an elevation between 1980 and 2049 meters above sea level. It is the administrative center of Gursum woreda.
In the early 1930s, at Fugnan Bira was an agency of Said Bazarah, an export-import firm founded in 1887. During a period of unrest in the area around May 1942, Funyan Bira was also pillaged and burnt. The market was sacked next year during fighting between the Geri Jarso Somalis and Ethiopian government troops.
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