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The Karrayyu Oromo (also Kerrayu, Karrayyuu) are an Oromo clan inhabiting the Awash Valley banks of Abadir and Merti area in central Ethiopia.[1] They are pastoralists.[2] Karrayyu neighbor the Afar and Argobba people.[3] It is believed the extinct Harla ethnicity were incorporated into Karrayyu Oromo.[4]

Overview

The Karrayyu are known to be the indigenous peoples of Metehara the capital of the Harla Kingdom.[5][6]

The Karrayyu inhabit the Afar Region, Oromia, Somali Region.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ Gebre, Ayalew. Understanding the Dynamics of Land Transaction Practices in Agro-Pastoral Neighbourhoods of the Karrayu: The Cases of Abadir and Merti (PDF). p. 6.
  2. ^ Prunier, Gérard (2015). Understanding Contemporary Ethiopia. Oxford University Press. p. 30. ISBN 9781849042611.
  3. ^ Community-based Water Law and Water Resource Management Reform in Developing Countries. CABI. 2007. p. 152. ISBN 9781845933272.
  4. ^ Mohammed, Ayantu. Mapping Historical Traces: Methogensis, Identity and the Representation of the Harela: A Historical and Anthropological Inquiry (PDF). Wollo University. p. 111.
  5. ^ a b African pastoralism: conflict and institutions and government. p. 83.
  6. ^ Brakumper. 2002. p. 18.