🏛️ Konso Cultural Landscape

Ethiopia · Africa · Cultural · 5.30°N, 37.60°E

Karati (Karat) is a town in south-western Ethiopia and the capital of the Konso Zone in the new South Ethiopia Regional State. Situated 20 km north of the Sagan River at an elevation of 1,650 metres (5,410 ft), it is also called Pakawle by some of the neighboring inhabitants. The town and the surrounding villages were inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2011 as a cultural landscape for its unique cultural traditions and importance for the Konso people.

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Quick facts

Country	Ethiopia
Continent / region	Africa
List type	🏛️ Cultural heritage site
Coordinates (approx.)	5.30°N, 37.60°E · view on map

Konso Cultural Landscape is a cultural World Heritage site in Ethiopia, in Africa. For the living forecast of the area, open World Weather; the details of why Konso Cultural Landscape was inscribed are described by the sourced introduction above (from Wikipedia).

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