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About Ghinnir
Ginir (also transliterated Ginnir, Ghinnir) is a town in southeastern Ethiopia. Located in the East Bale Zone of the Oromia Region, this town has a latitude and longitude of 7°08′N 40°42′E and an elevation between 1750 and 1986 meters above sea level.
From the Wikipedia article Ginir (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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History
In the 19th century, Ginir was the major commercial center southwest of the Awash River. Not only was it where salt was sold to traders who then supplied the districts south of Shewa, but it was the beginning of a trade route that reached south to Luuq (in modern-day Somalia) and beyond to Bardera. When the American Arthur Donaldson Smith was exploring the upper reaches of the Shebelle River in October 1894, he found that the local Ethiopian governor, Ras Wolde Guebre, had made Ginir his headquarters and had installed a garrison of about 200 men. A post route by mule from Addis Ababa to Ginir existed in 1904, one of the few places in southern Ethiopia with that kind of service at that time. A post office was opened within the period 1923-1932; a postal cancellation is known from 1928.
From the History section of Ginir on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Map of Ghinnir
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Getting there and nearby towns
Ghinnir Airport (GNN) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 1 km away.
- Bale Robe 78 km west, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Goba 81 km west, about 1 h 15 min by car
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