We had a wonderful time in Jimma,visiting the historical palace of Abajifar, the king of the local Oromo people. This palace is fascinating for visitors. The other nearest visiting place is the museum of Jimma, which has a collection of artifacts and handicrafts of the king, used in his time.

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Mar 31, 2021 · Aba Jifar Palace is the most important heritage site in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia, and a symbol of Oromia cultural identity. Located on the outskirts of the city of Jimma, the capital of the region, the current Palace was built by King Aba Jifar II in the 1880s on a site located seven kilometers north of Jimma and chosen by the King’s father.

Looking more out of America’s Wild West than the Kafa kingdom, the increasingly fragile Palace of Abba Jiffar looks as if a strong wind could blow it away.

Before being incorporated into the central Christian Empire of Ethiopia, Jimma was one and the strongest of the five autonomous Gibe kingdoms of the Oromo people under the leadership of Abba Jifar Abba Gomal, best known as king Abba Jifar also known by his Islamic name (Sultan Muhammad Dawud Ibn Ibrahim) of Jimma. Towards the

Nov 3, 2019 · The city of Jimma is found in south western part of Oromia state. The city is marked for its coffee, green environment, agreeable weather and cordial people.

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The palace magnifies the inception of modernization. Even before 1882, Abba Jifar II had official contacts with Saudi Arabia, Zanzibar, Yemen and Egypt.

Nov 5, 2018 · The U.S. Ambassador’s fund for Cultural Preservation (AFCP) in collaboration with the Ethiopian Authority for Research and Conservation of Cultural Heritage (ARCCH) funded the 347,000 dollars for the restoration of the Jimma Abajifar palace.