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{{short description|Former sub-province of north-central Ethiopia}} |
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'''Selale ''' (also known as '''Salale''' or '''Selalesh''') was a [[Provinces of Ethiopia|province]] of the [[Ethiopian Empire]] located in or around '''Grarya''' and associated with [[Bulga (Ethiopia)|Bulga]] prior to the [[Oromo migrations|Oromo expansion]], after which it became a [[awrajja]], or sub-province, of [[Shewa]].<ref name=s>{{cite web|title=NIRAS in Ethiopia, October 2011|url=http://www.niras.com/business-areas/~/media/files/niras-com/development-consulting/nic-ethiopia-october-2011.ashx|accessdate=10 April 2014}}</ref> The region was home to the important [[Debre Libanos]] monastery built by Saint [[Tekle Haymanot]]. Also known as Selalle, an [[Oromo people|Oromo]] subgroup inhabiting the [[West Shewa Zone]], [[North Shewa Zone (Oromia)|north Shewa Zone]] and [[East Shewa Zone]] of [[Oromo Region]], [[Ethiopia]], are named after the original region.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fg1zCgAAQBAJ&pg=PA128|title=The Oromo and the Christian Kingdom of Ethiopia: 1300-1700|last=Hassen|first=Mohammed|date=2015|publisher=Boydell & Brewer|isbn=9781847011176|pages=128|language=en}}</ref> They have a population of approximately 2 million.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=54gyRnhIugkC&q=salale+oromo&pg=PA205|title=Peoples on the Move: Introducing the Nomads of the World|last=Phillips|first=David J.|date=2001|publisher=William Carey Library|isbn=9780878083527|pages=205|language=en}}</ref> The famous saint [[Tekle Haymanot]] was born in Zorare, a district in Selale which lied on the eastern edge of [[Shewa]], to a Christian [[Amharas|Amhara]] family.<ref>G.W.B. Huntingford, ''The Historical Geography of Ethiopia'' (London: The British Academy, 1989), p. 69</ref> |
'''Selale ''' (also known as '''Salale''' or '''Selalesh''') was a [[Provinces of Ethiopia|province]] of the [[Ethiopian Empire]] located in or around '''Grarya''' and associated with [[Bulga (Ethiopia)|Bulga]] prior to the [[Oromo migrations|Oromo expansion]], after which it became a [[awrajja]], or sub-province, of [[Shewa]].<ref name=s>{{cite web|title=NIRAS in Ethiopia, October 2011|url=http://www.niras.com/business-areas/~/media/files/niras-com/development-consulting/nic-ethiopia-october-2011.ashx|accessdate=10 April 2014}}</ref> The region was home to the important [[Debre Libanos]] monastery built by Saint [[Tekle Haymanot]]. Also known as Selalle, an [[Oromo people|Oromo]] subgroup inhabiting the [[West Shewa Zone]], [[North Shewa Zone (Oromia)|north Shewa Zone]] and [[East Shewa Zone]] of [[Oromo Region]], [[Ethiopia]], are named after the original region.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fg1zCgAAQBAJ&pg=PA128|title=The Oromo and the Christian Kingdom of Ethiopia: 1300-1700|last=Hassen|first=Mohammed|date=2015|publisher=Boydell & Brewer|isbn=9781847011176|pages=128|language=en}}</ref> They have a population of approximately 2 million.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=54gyRnhIugkC&q=salale+oromo&pg=PA205|title=Peoples on the Move: Introducing the Nomads of the World|last=Phillips|first=David J.|date=2001|publisher=William Carey Library|isbn=9780878083527|pages=205|language=en}}</ref> The famous saint [[Tekle Haymanot]] was born in Zorare, a district in Selale which lied on the eastern edge of [[Shewa]], to a Christian [[Amharas|Amhara]] family.<ref>G.W.B. Huntingford, ''The Historical Geography of Ethiopia'' (London: The British Academy, 1989), p. 69</ref> The capital of the sub-province in the 20th century was [[Fiche, Ethiopia|Fiche]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Local history of Ethiopia : Fia - Fyanja |url=https://nai.uu.se/download/18.39fca04516faedec8b248ddd/1580829011314/ORTFI05.pdf |publisher=Nordic Africa Institute |access-date=8 June 2024}}</ref> |
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== References == |
== References == |
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Latest revision as of 22:56, 8 June 2024
Selale (also known as Salale or Selalesh) was a province of the Ethiopian Empire located in or around Grarya and associated with Bulga prior to the Oromo expansion, after which it became a awrajja, or sub-province, of Shewa.[1] The region was home to the important Debre Libanos monastery built by Saint Tekle Haymanot. Also known as Selalle, an Oromo subgroup inhabiting the West Shewa Zone, north Shewa Zone and East Shewa Zone of Oromo Region, Ethiopia, are named after the original region.[2] They have a population of approximately 2 million.[3] The famous saint Tekle Haymanot was born in Zorare, a district in Selale which lied on the eastern edge of Shewa, to a Christian Amhara family.[4] The capital of the sub-province in the 20th century was Fiche.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "NIRAS in Ethiopia, October 2011". Retrieved 10 April 2014.
- ^ Hassen, Mohammed (2015). The Oromo and the Christian Kingdom of Ethiopia: 1300-1700. Boydell & Brewer. p. 128. ISBN 9781847011176.
- ^ Phillips, David J. (2001). Peoples on the Move: Introducing the Nomads of the World. William Carey Library. p. 205. ISBN 9780878083527.
- ^ G.W.B. Huntingford, The Historical Geography of Ethiopia (London: The British Academy, 1989), p. 69
- ^ "Local history of Ethiopia : Fia - Fyanja" (PDF). Nordic Africa Institute. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
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