LION ETHIOPIA TOURISM HOTEL AND BUSINESS COLLEGE
LION ETHIOPIA TOURISM HOTEL AND BUSINESS COLLEGE
Program: Tour Operation Supervision (level IV)
Module name: Module title: Interpreting Aspects of Ethiopian Tourism Heritages
Module Code: CST TUS1 01 09 12
Reflection paper on – Interpreting aspects of Ethiopian Tourism Heritages
Submitted to: Dr. Ayalew (Course Instructor)
?By: Demelash Neda Meretu??????ID: GSR/9725/14
August 2022
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Acknowledgments
I want to thank my God who helped me still now, and then I would like to thank my advisor. Dr. Ayalew, for his generous support in writing this reflection paper. Without their help, none of this work could have been undertaken. I would also like to thank my colleague Shimeles Ajema. I want to thank the Oromo culture center for its unfailing encouragement and support. I want to thank Mekonen Mengesha ?Ph.D. student at Addis Ababa University, for his generously giving time, advice, help, and support in the correction of the paper. Finally, I want to thank Yohannes Tsegaye for being my friend.
TABLE OF CONTENT
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INTRODUCTION
The Oromia National Regional state has committed itself to the enhancement of the scientific studies and developments of Oromo culture, language, history, and art as one of its priority areas. In order to achieve these objectives, the regional state established the Oromo Cultural Center in 2014/15 in Finfinne,?Legahar.
The main focus of the building design concept was, architecturally to realize a complex which will be utilized to research, record, preserve, develop and make the Oromo culture socio-economically more beneficial. In view of that, the Oromo cultural Center primarily proposed to have the function of a powerful cultural connection between symbols of cultural achievements. The complex is composed of different functional department units including Museum, Theater & Cinema hall, Conference & meeting hall, Public library, Art & Music training center, Appraisal hall with 500 seats, Research departments, Restaurant and other recreational areas.
In the construction, some symbolic features of 3D sculptures and Oromo cultural reliefs are also included. Those concrete Stella have been set up around the Complex and display various notions of Oromo culture. The central square fountain pool with its number 8 shapes and the five entrance steps symbolize the years of the Gada power transition and the parties in the Gada system respectively. The Odaa tree which remains wet even during a long period of drought is sculptured in the circular buildings.
The establishment of the Oromo culture center should be treated as multi-purpose: on the one hand as an intrinsic value, secondly as a real factor of regional development leading to increased attractiveness of regions for tourists, thirdly, as an active factor of social development based on knowledge, tolerance, and creativity. So, the establishment of Oromo culture in a center at Finfinnee city has its own impact on the economic and social development of the people since it strengthens social integration, a symbol of national identity, preserves local bonds, and comprises a basis of initiating cooperation and human communication with their own language. In addition to this, it supports the economy by attracting foreign currency from tourists who visited the Museum, Cafeteria, and the whole amusement areas of the center.?
?Oromia?Culture and Tourism?Bureau
Oromia?Culture and Tourism Bureau?is a government institution of the Oromia regional state?responsible for researching, preserving, developing, and promoting the culture?and tourist attractions of Oromia?and its people. In doing so the bureau closely works together with different stakeholders.
The mission of the Bureau:
Ensuring the region’s contribution to the country’s prosperity through research, development, and promotion of culture and tourism resources.
The vision of the Bureau:?
Making Oromiaa preferred tourist destination and hub of cultural experiences
Values of the Bureau
The Bureau has one subordinate body, The Oromo Cultural Center which was established in 2007 E.C.
As Oromia is endowed with cultural and natural tourist attractions, including?one World intangible cultural Heritage, The bureau publicizes the region's resources of tourist attractions and encourages the development of tourist facilities. but?the Oromia Culture and Tourism bureau still struggles to attract tourists owing to underdeveloped infrastructure and does not have any cohesive tourism development or promotion strategy. As a result, most tourists pass over to neighboring regions and countries.
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Mandate and Responsibility
Oromia Culture and Tourism Bureau was established in 1998 E.C by proclamation No’ 132/2000 of Oromia National Regional State Council called Chafe. Currently, this mandate has undergone some revisions and updates to redefine roles and responsibilities of the Bureau by proclamation No’ 213/2011 E.C of the region’s council. Accordingly the Bureau has the following mandates, roles and responsibilities:
Stakeholders?of OCTB,
CHAPTER ONE
1.1Historical Background of the Study
FACTS ABOUT OROMIA REGIONAL STATE
Oromia: The Gifted Land of Culture and Nature
Oromia Regional National State, Straddling the very heart of Ethiopia, is blessed with an abundance of cultural and natural assets of high touristic value. It is the land of astonishing natural beauty offering all sorts of landscape scenery that range from semi-desert steppe to afro-alpine highlands soaring as high as 4377m. Its scenery, natural beauty, and terrain are ascribable to mountain massifs, peaks, river gorges, natural moist tropical forests, magnificent waterfalls, and various lakes.
The majestic natural beauty and wonders of the land, the range of fauna and flora, the wild animals, the multifarious cultural colors, and the history of the Oromo people, their wisdom, tolerance, and hospitality make Oromiya breathtakingly beautiful. Moreover, one of the world’s biggest and most marvelous caves, Sof Umar, one of the biggest and most wonderful alpine parks of Africa, Bale Mountains National Park, the paradise of birds and of their watchers, and the Rift Valley Lakes Region, one of the spots of the cradle of mankind, Malka Qunture, several churches, monasteries, shrines, mosques, places of cultural ceremonies like the famous democratic Geda System of the Oromo people which inscribed as intangible cultural heritage by UNESCO make Oromiya one of the most preferred tourist destinations in Ethiopia as well as in the world.
Make a spectacular journey to this land of richest history; majestic natural and cultural beauties of highest splendor, and make an unforgettable discovery of lifetime
Oromia is one of the ten national regional states of Ethiopia. Having an area of 364,219 km2??Oromia National Regional State is one of the largest Regional States. With its huge landmass, it possesses immense natural and cultural resources with touristic significance.
Location: Oromia occupies the Central, Eastern, Western, and Southern parts of Ethiopia. It extends from 30 24’20’’ N to 100 23’26’’N and from 340 7’37’’E to420 58’ 51’E.
Boundaries: Oromia has a long borderline of about 6232.9 Kms touching all the regional states in Ethiopia, except the state of Tigray.?It shares international borderlines with Sudan and Kenya.
Population:?The population of the region is estimated to be 39,029,132 accounting to the Oromia Planning commission 2012 E.C report.
Government: Headed by a president, who is elected by the council of state (Chafe Oromia), The region is divided into 21 administrative zones, 19 city administrations, 336 districts, and more than 6,431 rural kebeles and 743 urban?Kebeles.
Capital city:??The capital city of the Regional State of Oromia is Finfine (Addis Ababa) which is the capital to the country also.
Topography and Climate:?Oromia is a region of great physiographic diversity. Its landscape includes high and rugged mountain ranges, an undulating plateau, panoramic gorges with deeply incised river valleys, and rolling plains. Rising from less than 500 meters above sea level to high ranges that culminate in Mt. Batu (4607 m) the highest peak of the region. It is endowed with varied relief features which in turn accentuate varied and amiable climatic conditions and other rich natural resource bases.
Oromia is a remnant part of the high and extensive Afro-Arabian plateau formed from continued uplift, rifting, and subsequent volcanic piles. High relief of over 1500m is dominant. The climatic types prevailing in the region may be grouped into 3 major categories: the dry climate, tropical rainy climate, and temperate rainy climate. The dry climate is characterized by poor sparse vegetation with an annual mean temperature of 27°C to 39°C, and a mean annual rainfall of less than 450 mm. The hot semi-arid climate means annual temperature varies between 18°C and 27°C. It has a mean annual rainfall of 410-820 mm with noticeable variability from year to year. Highlands of Oromia experience a temperate climate of moderate temperature, (mean temperature of the coolest month is less than 18oc) and ample precipitation (1200-2000mm).
Media:?there are government TV stations OBN and radio stations of FM and MW in Amharic, Afan Oromo and English languages.
Newspapers published in Afan Oromo are the weekly Barisa, and Kalacha Oromia, while several government and private newspapers are also published in Amharic, English, and Arabic, these include the daily Addis Zaman, Ethiopian Herald, and many others.
Major Religions:?Christianity and Islam are the major religions while there are also traditional beliefs.
Energy Sources:?Oromia has a high potential for hydropower development. Untouched energy in geothermal, natural coal, and solar are found in the region. At present, the greatest percentage of the hydroelectric power of Ethiopia comes from?the Koka, Finch, Melka-Wakena, Gibe, and?Sor power?stations of the region. The total installed capacity of Integrated hydro electricity generating stations in the region amounts to 367,120 kW of which 360,200 (98.1%) and 6920 (1.9%) are hydro and thermal respectively. On the other hand, the total installed capacity of the self-contained system (SCS) in 1993/94 is 12,759 kw of which 5,510 (43.2%) and 7,249 (56.8%) are hydro and thermal respectively.?Gilgel Gibe is another hydroelectric power source from this region. Generally, most of the rivers in the state have immense hydroelectric power potential.
Economy: As nature extravagantly endowed it with diverse agroecological zones, Oromia has a dominant position in Ethiopia’s economy being the leading producer of?coffee, cereals, fruits, oil seeds, vegetables,?cotton, flowers, sugar cane, tea, and spices.
Transport and Communication:?Road transport which is the main means of transportation, covers about 90% of the passengers in the region. All the roads to the main cities and towns of Oromia radiate from Addis Ababa/Finfinnee. The coverage of asphalt roads is 5,092 km, all-weather roads 42,012, and gravel roads is 17,750 in the region.
CULTURAL & NATURAL RESOURCES THAT OROMIA CONTRIBUTED TO THE WORLD
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REFERENCE
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