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Gambela
Gambela located in western region of Ethiopia poking in the Sudan, is a home of some of Ethiopia's tallest people, the Annuak and the Nuer. These two groups make up majority of the population, but Gambella is also a native home of three other minority groups: the mezenger, kumo, and opo peoples.
The name "Gambella" is a Anuak word synonymous for the word "leopard" as it is the most reversed animal among the Anuak people.
It is on both edge of the Baro River that the town was built up on the connected 305m wide bridge. The Baro River offers fishing and is rich in birdlife. The Gambella region is renowed for its wildlife and has a large concentration of Elephants.
The landscapes of Gambella are an impressive sight especially from the air looking down on the massive sea of thick green forest.
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Gambella is one of the hottest and extremely humid regions in Ethiopia that its temprature ranges (45-50) degree centigrade during the dry season. The temperature also drops to moderate level during winter, which starts on July and lasts for three months.
Gambella is also famous because of the various traditional practices and customs of the inhabitants. The Nuer males use to signify their maturity by forming head scaring-three or four horizontal skin dots and lines on the forehead.
Gambela people use to produce painstakingly waived beautiful, narrowed shaped baskets.
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