Omo River - Wikipedia
The Omo River (Amharic: ኦሞ ወንዝ, romanized: Omo Wenizi; also called Omo-Bottego) in southern Ethiopia is the largest Ethiopian river outside the Nile Basin. Its course is entirely contained within the boundaries of Ethiopia, and it empties …
Omo River | Ethiopia, Map, & Facts | Britannica
Omo River, river in southwestern Ethiopia, eastern Africa. It rises in the Ethiopian Plateau and flows southward for about 400 miles (644 km) into the northern end of Lake Rudolf; it is the lake’s only perennial affluent. The lower Omo valley is rich …
The Omo Valley tribes - Survival International
The Lower Omo Valley is a spectacularly beautiful area with diverse ecosystems including grasslands, volcanic outcrops, and one of the few remaining ‘pristine’ riverine forests in semi-arid Africa which supports a wide variety of wildlife.
Damming the Omo River Could Stop the Flow of ... - National …
An ancient way of life that sustains 200,000 people could be lost if the Ethiopian Government can find the money to build a big new hydroelectric dam on the Omo River.
The Omo | The Omo Valley Research Project
The Omo Valley is situated in the heart of the East African Great Rift Valley and 165 km of the “Lower Valley of the Omo” was designated as a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1980 due to the numerous renowned fossil hominid discoveries.
Omo National Park - Wikipedia
Omo National Park is a national park in Ethiopia founded in 1980. Located in the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region on the west bank of the Omo River, the park covers approximately 4,068 square kilometers, about 870 kilometers southwest of Addis Ababa; across the Omo is the Mago National Park and the Tama
Lower Valley of the Omo - UNESCO World Heritage Centre
De lagere Omo vallei ligt vlakbij het Turkanameer in het zuidwesten van Ethiopië en strekt zich uit over een oppervlakte van 165 vierkante kilometer. De eeuwenoude sedimentaire afzettingen in de vallei zijn wereldwijd bekend vanwege de vele ontdekkingen van menselijke fossielen.
Omo Kibish (Ethiopia) - Oldest Known Early Modern Human
Nov 22, 2020 · Omo Kibish is the name of an archaeological site in Ethiopia, where was found the earliest examples of our own hominin species, about 195,000 years old. Omo is one of several sites found within the ancient rock formation called Kibish, itself along the Lower Omo River at the base of the Nkalabong Range in southern Ethiopia.
Omo Valley - Brilliant Ethiopia
The Omo Valley is the southern tip of Ethiopia in the Southern National, Nationalities, and Peoples region of Ethiopia. Getting to the Omo Valley requires a domestic flight to the town of Arba Minch. From here, you must take to the road and drive into the Omo Valley.
Omo River Basin - No Water No Life
The Omo River, flowing 621 miles from Ethiopia’s Shewan Highlands to Kenya’s Lake Turkana, creates an inland drainage basin of about 56,371 square miles.