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Konso

Konso
Karati, Pakawle
Town of Konso
Town of Konso
Konso is located in Ethiopia
Konso
Konso
Location within Ethiopia
Coordinates: 5°15′N 37°29′E / 5.250°N 37.483°E / 5.250; 37.483
Country Ethiopia
Region Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples
Special woreda Konso
Elevation 1,650 m (5,410 ft)
Population (2005)
 • Total 4,593
Time zone EAT (UTC+3)
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Konso Cultural Landscape
Name as inscribed on the World Heritage List
Location Ethiopia
Type Cultural
Criteria iii, v
Reference 1333
UNESCO region Africa
Inscription history
Inscription 2011 (35th Session)

Konso (also known as Karati) is a town on the Sagan River in south-western Ethiopia. The administrative center of the Konso special woreda of the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples Region, this town has a latitude and longitude of 5°15′N 37°29′E / 5.250°N 37.483°E / 5.250; 37.483Coordinates: 5°15′N 37°29′E / 5.250°N 37.483°E / 5.250; 37.483 and an elevation of 1650 meters. It is also called Pakawle by some of the neighboring inhabitants.

Konso, named after the Konso people, is known for its religious traditions, waga sculptures, and nearby fossil beds (the latter an archaeological site of early hominids). The site was added to the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List on September 30, 1997 due to its purported universal cultural significance and official made a World Heritage Site in 2011.


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