Mount Gurage or Zebidar terraria is a mountain located in central
Ethiopia
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. It is the highest point in both the
Gurage Zone and the entire
Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region
The Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region (often abbreviated as SNNPR; ) was a Regions of Ethiopia, regional state in southwestern Ethiopia. It was formed from the merger of five ''kililoch'', called Regions 7 to 11, following the ...
. The mountain has a latitude and longitude of and an elevation of 3900 meters above sea level.or 12,300 square feet
To the north is the village of
Anige, while to the east is
Bu'i.
Mount Gurage is described as part of an upwarped massif, which overlooks the
Rift Valley. This massif is composed of layers of
silicic lavas and
tuffs, except for the summit line which is hidden by the Rift Valley tuffs. It forms part of the divide separating the drainage basins of the
Awash and
Omo rivers. The headwaters of the Omo lie in the central highlands between Gurage and the town of
Nekemte.
The
Bilate River begins on the southern slope of the mountain, while the
Gidabo River flows on the eastern slope.
The Bilate River basin is volcanic, and contains several lake-filled maars and tuff rings dated to the
Pleistocene
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and possibly
Holocene
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periods.
The
Aleta people, believed to be descendants of the
Maldea, live to the south of the Gidabo River. The area is part of the homeland of the
Sidama people.
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