Arsi

Arsi (or Arusi) is one of the 12 zones in Oromia region, Ethiopia. It was also the name of a province in Ethiopia, with its capital at Asella, that was abolished with the adoption of the constitution of 1995.

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Arsi is named after a tribe of the Oromo.

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Oromia: The land of the Oromo Nation is known as Oromia (sometimes spelled Oromiya). It is located within Ethiopia, in the Horn of Africa, between three and 15 degrees north latitude, and 33 and 40 degrees east longitude....

Ethiopia: The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (Amharic ኢትዮጵያ Ityopp'ya) is a country situated in the Horn of Africa. It has one of the most extensive known histories as an independent nation on the continent, or indeed in the world. Unique among African countries, Ethiopi...

Asella: Asellais a city in the Oromia region of Ethiopia. It is located at latitude 7? 57' north and longitude 39? 7', with an elevation of 2430 meters, and is 175 kilometers from Addis Ababa. As of 1994, it had a population of 47,391....