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Omo River
River in southwestern Ethiopia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the river in Ethiopia. For the river in Quebec, Canada, see Omo River (Quebec).
The Omo River (Amharic: ኦሞ ወንዝ, romanized: Omo Wenizi; also called Omo-Bottego) in southern Ethiopia is the largest Ethiopian river outside the Nile Basin. Its course is entirely contained within the boundaries of Ethiopia, and it empties into Lake Turkana on the border with Kenya. The river is the principal stream of an endorheic drainage basin, the Turkana Basin.
Quick Facts UNESCO World Heritage Site, Location ...
UNESCO World Heritage Site | |
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![]() Omo River near Omorati | |
Location | Ethiopia |
Criteria | Cultural: (iii)(iv) |
Reference | 17 |
Inscription | 1980 (4th Session) |
Coordinates | 4°48′N 35°58′E |
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The river basin is famous for its large number of early hominid fossils and archeological findings such as early stone tools, leading to its inclusion on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1980.[1]