Jiren
Jiren was the former capital of the Kingdom of Jimma, in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia. Today it is a village or suburb on the outskirts of the city of Jimma, consisting of approximately 2500 unregistered households.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Locality
- Description: former capital of the Kingdom of Jimma
- Also known as: “Giren”, “Jiran”, and “Jīrēn”
Jiren
- Category: human settlement
- Location: Oromiya, Ethiopia, East Africa, Africa
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In Other Languages
From Amharic to Irish—“Jiren” goes by many names.
- Amharic: “ጂራን”
- Dutch: “Jiren”
- Hausa: “Jiren”
- Irish: “Jiren”
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