Turmi, Market town in Debub Omo Zone, Ethiopia.
Located at an elevation of 925 meters above sea level, Turmi stands as a central trading point in southwestern Ethiopia's pastoral region.
In January 2005, Turmi hosted a global conference that gathered 200 pastoralists and officials from 23 countries to address environmental challenges.
The Hamer people of Turmi maintain their traditions through ceremonies like the Bull Jumping ritual, where young men demonstrate their readiness for marriage.
The Monday market in Turmi provides essential goods and creates opportunities for local women to sell their handcrafted incised gourds as shopping baskets.
Turmi functions as a meeting point for pastoralist communities who gather to exchange products and discuss methods of preserving their agricultural practices.
Location: Debub Omo Zone
Elevation above the sea: 925 m
GPS coordinates: 4.96667,36.48333
Latest update: June 17, 2025 18:51
Ethiopia offers photographers a range of subjects from medieval architecture to geologically active zones. In the north, Lalibela features eleven churches carved from solid tuff rock during the 12th and 13th centuries, while Axum holds obelisks from the Aksumite Empire that flourished from the 1st to 10th centuries. The Gheralta region of Tigray contains dozens of churches built into cliff faces, accessible via steep trails.The landscape extends from the peaks of the Simien Mountains, rising above 15,000 feet (4,500 meters), to the Danakil Depression, one of the lowest and hottest places on Earth. Bale Mountains National Park supports Ethiopian wolves in afroalpine moorlands, while Awash National Park features acacia woodlands and hot springs. The walled city of Harar Jugol, with its 368 lanes and 82 mosques dating from the 16th century, displays Islamic architecture. The monasteries on Lake Tana islands hold manuscripts from the 14th to 18th centuries, and in Gondar, Fasil Ghebbi documents Ethiopian rule through its 17th and 18th century palaces and churches.
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