Mount Damota
| Mount Damota | |
|---|---|
| ዳሞት ተራራ | |
| File:Mt. Damota.png Mount Damota as viewed from Sodo. | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 2,750 meters (9,020 ft) |
| Coordinates | 6°54′12.9″N 37°46′45.8″E / 6.903583°N 37.779389°E[1] |
| Naming | |
| Native name | Daamoota Deriyaa Error {{native name checker}}: parameter value is malformed (help) |
| Geography | |
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| Location | Sodo, Wolaita, Ethiopia |
| Ethiopia | |
Mount Damota or Mount Damot is the highest peak in Wolayita, Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region, Ethiopia with altitude of nearly 2,750 meters (9,020 ft) above the sea level.[2] Mt. Damota area is found in Wolaita Zone between Damot Gale, Boloso Sore, and Soddo Zuria districts. Mt. Damota is a source of many streams flowing to different districts in radial pattern namely: Hamessa, Waja (river), Bisare, Gazina and other rivers.[3]
The Damot Mountain has a historical value to the Wolayita Communities. It was used as a place of coronation and burial by Wolayita kings.[3]
References
- ^ "Google Maps". Google Maps. Retrieved 2020-10-15.
- ^ "Visit Sodo in a tailor-made tour". Evaneos.com. Retrieved 2020-10-15.
- ^ a b "Visit Wolayta". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2020-10-15.