Gurage people
Semitic-speaking ethnic group in Ethiopia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Gurage (/ɡʊəˈrɑːɡeɪ/,[5] Gurage: ጉራጌ, ቤተ-ጉርዓ, ቤተ-ጉራጌ) are a Semitic-speaking ethnic group inhabiting Ethiopia.[2] They inhabit the Gurage Zone and East Gurage Zone, a fertile, semi-mountainous region in Central Ethiopia Regional State, about 125 kilometers southwest of Addis Ababa, bordering the Awash River in the north, the Gibe River, a tributary of the Omo River, to the southwest, and Hora-Dambal in the east.
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1,867,350 (2007)[1] | |
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Ethiopia | |
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Gurage languages | |
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Islam, Christianity, traditional faith[2][3] | |
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According to the 2007 Ethiopian national census the Gurage can also be found in substantial numbers in Addis Ababa, Oromia Region, Harari Region and Dire Dawa.[6]