Omo Valley region

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The Omo Valley region is a culturally and linguistically diverse area in southwestern Ethiopia, known for its numerous indigenous ethnic groups and rich anthropological significance.

All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Omo Valley 6
Omo River region 5
Omo Valley region canonical 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf cultural region
geographical region
borderedBy Kenya
South Sudan
contains Lower Valley of the Omo
Mago National Park
Omo National Park
containsEthnicGroup Ari people
Banna people
Bodi people
Dassanech people
Erbore people
Hamar people
Hamar-Banna people
linked to: Hamar people

Karo people
Konso people
Kwegu people
Malo people
Mursi people
Nyangatom people
Suri people
Surma people
linked to: Surma peoples

Tsamai people
country Ethiopia
hasHeritageStatus UNESCO World Heritage Site (Lower Valley of the Omo)
hasLanguageFamily Cushitic languages
linked to: Cushitic

Nilo-Saharan languages
Omotic languages
hasPart Lower Omo Valley
Omo River basin
linked to: Omo River
hasResearchField anthropology
archaeology
linguistics
paleoanthropology
heritageCriteria outstanding paleoanthropological value
heritageDesignationAppliesTo Lower Omo Valley
heritageDesignationBy UNESCO
knownFor anthropological significance
archaeological sites
cultural diversity
indigenous ethnic groups
linguistic diversity
traditional pastoralist societies
locatedIn East Africa
southwestern Ethiopia
mainEconomicActivity agro-pastoralism
pastoralism
small-scale agriculture
namedAfter Omo River
partOf Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region
traversedBy Omo River

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (16)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Surmic languages geographicDistribution Omo Valley region
Nyangatom language region Omo River region
linked to: Omo Valley region
North Omotic geographicDistribution Omo River region
linked to: Omo Valley region
Aari spokenIn Omo River region
linked to: Omo Valley region
Hamer usedIn Omo River region
linked to: Omo Valley region
Dizi locatedNear Omo River region
linked to: Omo Valley region
Paranthropus fossilSite Omo region
linked to: Omo Valley region
Homo habilis fossilSites Omo region
linked to: Omo Valley region
Rivers of Sand setIn Omo Valley
linked to: Omo Valley region
Southwestern Ethiopia contains Omo Valley
linked to: Omo Valley region
Surma region Omo Valley
linked to: Omo Valley region
Mursi language hasRegion Omo Valley
linked to: Omo Valley region
Suri language region Omo Valley region
Mursi people locatedIn Omo Valley
linked to: Omo Valley region
Nyangatóm region Omo Valley
linked to: Omo Valley region
Surmic branch of Nilo-Saharan hasPrimaryRegion Omo Valley region of Ethiopia
linked to: Omo Valley region