The Gedeo are an ethnic group in southern Ethiopia. The Gedeo Zone in the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and People's Region (SNNPR) is named for this people. They speak the Gedeo language, which is one of the Cushitic languages.

Gedeo is an exclave of the SERS consisting of a narrow strip of land along the eastern escarpment of the Ethiopian Highlands. It is surrounded by the Oromia Region, which borders the Zone on the east, south and west; Gedeo shares its northern boundary with the Sidama Region.

The Gedeo Cultural Landscape property is home to just over a quarter of a million Gedeo people. While the Gedeo are Indigenous to Ethiopia and have been associated with the cultivation of enset for perhaps a few thousand years, oral traditions suggest that they moved to the southwest from the north sometime during the last two millennia.

The Gedeo Cultural Landscape is a region of the Gedeo Zone, part of the South Ethiopia Regional State in south-central Ethiopia. [1] It stretches across the eastern flank of the Main Ethiopian Rift, ranging from 1,307 to 3,072 metres (4,288 to 10,079 ft) above sea level. [2]

Jul 12, 2024 · The Gedeo people are an ethnic group indigenous to southern Ethiopia, primarily residing in the Gedeo Zone of the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and People’s Region (SNNPR). According to the 2007 Ethiopian national census, their population stands at 986,977.

Our Gedeo Zone boasts a wealth of tourist attractions and cultural resources that draw visitors from both local and foreign backgrounds. What distinguishes it is the unique blend of three types of attractions: historical, natural, and cultural.

The Gedeo Cultural Landscape has been registered by UNESCO 12 years after Konso was inscribed by the organization as world cultural and natural heritages. The Gedeo Cultural Landscape lies along the eastern edge of the Main Ethiopian Rift, on the steep escarpments of the Ethiopian highlands.

Jul 10, 2024 · The Gedeo Cultural Landscape is situated in the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples’ Region (SNNPR) of Ethiopia, between the Great Rift Valley and the highlands. It stretches across approximately 10,700 square kilometers, making it an expansive and fascinating region to explore.

Gedeo is the place where one can see great and magnificent ancient megalithic stones dispersed in the breadth and width of the natural heritage i.e the agro-forestry zone.

May 13, 2024 · Located in the Ethiopian Highlands along the Rift Valley, the Gedeo Cultural Landscape has a long-standing and living indigenous Gedeo cultural tradition of agroforestry (WHC 23, 45.COM 19, 362).