Sidamo Province

Sidamo Province was a province in the southern part of , with its capital city at , and after 1978 at Awasa. It was named after an ethnic group native to southern Ethiopia, called the Sidama, who are located in the south-central part of the country.
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  • Type: Locality
  • Description: former province in southern Ethiopia
  • Also known as: Galla Sidamo”, “Sedama”, “Sedamo”, “Sidāmo”, “Sīdamo”, “Sidamo Kifle Hager”, “Sīdamo Kifle Hāger”, “Sidamo-Borana”, and “Siddama

Sidamo Province

Latitude
5° north
Longitude
39° east
Elevation
1,011 metres (3,317 feet)
Open location code
6GQX2222+22
Geo­Names ID
328433
Wiki­data ID
Q1666226
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Welsh—“Sidamo Province” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: Província de Sidama
  • French: Sidamo
  • German: Sidamo
  • Hebrew: מחוז סידאמו
  • Italian: Sidamo
  • Japanese: シダモ州
  • Lithuanian: Sidamo provincija
  • Oromo: Sidaamoo
  • Russian: Сидамо (регион)
  • Russian: Сидамо
  • Serbo-Croatian: Sidamo
  • Spanish: Sidamo
  • Welsh: Talaith Sidamo

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