Karati

History

Oral traditions of the Konso people suggest that they migrated to the region roughly 400 years ago, which is supported by the number of generations (21) noted since the first ritual chief. In 1897, Menelik II took over the city. Father Azaïs presented the Waga (wa'kka) statues in 1931. In 1956, Murdock associated the archeological megaliths of the town to a cushitic signature. In Kluckhohn's Markets of Africa published in 1962, the author traces high levels of ancient economic developments in the city. In 1984, Amborn studied the historic labor-intensive agricultural techniques of the region. Konso is the first place in Ethiopia recognized as a "cultural landscape". A permaculture farm, Strawberry Fields Eco-Lodge, was founded in 2007 north of town and works with international volunteers and three local schools to grow food, promote ecotourism, and provide permaculture education.

Most-observed species

• Laughing Dove

  Spilopelia senegalensis (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  43
• Fork-tailed Drongo

  Dicrurus adsimilis (Bechstein, 1794) · Aves
  35
• Common Bulbul

  Pycnonotus barbatus (Desfontaines, 1789) · Aves
  32
• Swainson's Sparrow

  Passer swainsonii (Rüppell, 1840) · Aves
  31
• White-bellied Go-away-bird

  Corythaixoides leucogaster (Ruppell, 1842) · Aves
  29
• Superb Starling

  Lamprotornis superbus Rüppell, 1845 · Aves
  27
• White-browed Sparrow-Weaver

  Plocepasser mahali A.Smith, 1836 · Aves
  27
• Red-eyed Dove

  Streptopelia semitorquata (Rüppell, 1837) · Aves
  25

Most recent

• M 4.7 — 2026-05-14
  42 km E of Turmi, Ethiopia
• M 4.9 — 2024-05-12
  41 km SSE of Jinka, Ethiopia
• M 4.9 — 2023-11-11
  41 km ENE of Turmi, Ethiopia
• M 4.5 — 2023-11-11
  47 km SSE of Jinka, Ethiopia
• M 4.4 — 2023-01-04
  38 km SE of Jinka, Ethiopia
• M 4.3 — 2022-04-03
  24 km ENE of Jinka, Ethiopia