Attractions

Koy-koy cave is located at 8km from Karat city to the direction of Yabelo. It is found approximately 500m away from the roadside to the mountain hill. The cave was recently excavated and studied by […]

Yalda-Tuome is located in the vicinity of Amaro-Burji on the east, Gardula on the west, Lake Chamo on the north, Lake Chewbaher and Segen river in the south. Yalda-Tuome has a very attractive geologic structure […]

In the Konso area, there are various kinds of edible cereals and crops that grow in different elevations.  Sorghum, Wheat (Kapa), Lablab (Okala), Maize, Finger millet, Teff (Kajjata), Pigeon Pea (Kurdetta), Chick pea (Shuumbura), Enset […]

Konso-Gardula is a palaeoanthropological site that was discovered in 1991. In this site the sediments span period is about 1.3 – 1.9 million years ago. This area is rich in Acheulean archaeological phenomenon and vertebrate […]

The walled settlements in Konso located in the highland is meant for  defense mechanisms. The cultural space inside the walled town, is known as Moras. They also have 12 stone walled settlements, some walled towns […]

The cultural landscape of Konso terraces and fortified settlements existed for 400 years in the arid environment, according to archaeological researches. This means these cultural traditions were transferred for 21 generations. It has stone walled […]