Why visit Waliso
Townapedia lists 1 museum or landmark, 2 places to eat and 10 places to stay in and around town.
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About Waliso
Waliso (Amharic: ወሊሶ) (Oromo: Walisoo) is a town in Southwest Shewa Zone of the Oromia Region in Ethiopia, 114 km southwest of Addis Ababa, it has a latitude and longitude of 8°32′N 37°58′E with an elevation of 2063 meters above sea level. Waliso is the administrative center of this Zone.
From the Wikipedia article Waliso (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Museums and landmarks1
Restaurants and cafes2
Woliso St.Gorge Beer House
Bar and pub · Grill, Barbecue, Coffee Shop, Noodles, Pasta, Ethiopian · 1.0 km
24/7
Where to stay10
Negash Lodge
Motel and hotel · 1.8 km
74
Open in Google Maps · +251 (0) 113 41 00 02,+251 (0) 113 41 01 47
Fayera badada family camping site and recreation
Campground · 2.6 km
Jimma Road
24/7
Hawi Pension and Motel
Motel and hotel · 1.4 km
554 behind Woliso Post office
24/7
Woliso Eco Lodge and Campsite
Campground · 2.3 km
1445 Jimma to Wenchi
24/7
Churches and places of worship1
History
Waliso is derived from the name of an Oromo clan. Legend has it that Waliso is the son of Liban (Liiban in Afaan Oromoo), who had three children: Ammaya (Ammayya in Afaan Oromoo), the oldest, Waliso (the middle) and Kutaye (the youngest). Liban belongs to Metcha, a bigger Oromo clan.
The road that ran from Addis Ababa to Waliso was one of the few roads built by the Ethiopian Empire before the Italian-Abyssinian War; by 1938, the 110 kilometers from Addis Ababa to Waliso had been asphalted, and the 90 kilometers beyond to Abelti gravelled.
After the Italian occupation of much of Ethiopia, two rival Ethiopian resistance fighters, the Arbegnoch, operated around Waliso: Geresu Duki; (Afaan Oromoo: Garasuu Dhukii) and Olika Dingel. Geresu Duki (a former member of the Ethiopian Crown Prince's personal guard) was in the end the better-known – and the longer-lived of both – but Olika Dingel, a Welega Oromo, was as legendary. Geresu Dhuki was the offspring of a local Oromo Prince, Akkawaaq Darra Gada.
From the History section of Waliso on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Schools, colleges and libraries1
Healthcare7
Map of Waliso
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Getting there and nearby towns
Addis Ababa Bole International Airport (ADD) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 104 km away.
- Tulu Bolo 31 km northeast, about 31 min by car
- Welk’īt’ē 34 km southwest, about 34 min by car
- Hāgere Hiywet 52 km north, about 52 min by car
- Guder 53 km northwest, about 53 min by car
- Gīnch’ī 59 km north, about 59 min by car
- Butajīra 64 km southeast, about 1 h by car
- Ādīs ‘Alem 73 km northeast, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Insēno 76 km southeast, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Gēdo 78 km northwest, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Sebeta 83 km northeast, about 1 h 30 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
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