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Addis Ababa
The Addis Ababa bungalows depict what is known as the “Addis Ababa
style” towards the turn of the century. The bungalows are somewhat fanciful
and modern with a unique roof shape and covered wooden balconies on the
upper stories. These rooms have a double bed. |
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Afar
In the Afar region, the huts are usually made of branches or mats so that
they can easily be transported by camel from one seasonal pasture to the
next. They also have small domed constructions to provide protection from
the very low night temperatures. These huts either have twin beds or a
double bed. |
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Amhara
The Amhara huts are stone walled and have thatched roofs, due to lack of
timber on the high plateaus. The Amhara huts have twin beds. |
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Agnuak
The Agnuak, also known as Anyuak, Anuak and Anywaa; hut is circular and is noted for having inscribed and colored
designs around the walls. It has a tall grass roof, making the Anuak hut
stand out. The Anuak rooms either have twin beds or a double bed. |
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Dorze
The Dorze bungalow has a large beehive shape
and a very high roof. The bungalow is woven from split bamboo and has
protruding poles that are used as scaffolding for construction and repair. A
family bungalow, a room with a double bed, a loft able to accommodate three
people and a living room. |
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Gurage
The Gurage hut is circular with a beautifully
thatched, steep roof with a pot mounted on the apex. The hut stands in its
own immaculately clean compound. The Gurage rooms have twin beds. |
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Keficho
The Keficho hut is usually built of wattle and
dub. It has a veranda supported by wooden posts and the Keficho craftsmen
decorate the white walls with symbolic designs using vegetable dyes. The
Keficho hut has twin beds. |
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Konso
The Konso hut is located behind walls of
narrow alleys that connect farming households, artisans, the market place
and the communal recreation ground. This is a family hut with a double bed
in one room, twin beds in another and a living room. |
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Oromo
The Oromo hut has a high content of wood and
bamboo and is thatched. This is a large family hut with a room with twin
beds, a room with a double bed and a spacious living room. |
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Robe
The Robe rooms were built during the 1940’s by
the late emperor Haile Sellasie. These renovated modern rooms are very
spacious and have large old-fashioned bathtubs and very high roofs. Robe
rooms have twin and double beds. |
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Sidama
The false banana (musa ensete) and bamboo provide construction material for
the beautifully woven huts of the Sidama people living in and around the
southern part of the Rift Valley. The Sidama huts have twin beds. |
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Tigray
The Tigray bungalow is stone built, or built
into hillsides to conserve land, in the Tigray region. The Tigray room is a
family room with a loft with a single bed, a room with a double bed and a
living room. |
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Wolayita
The Wolayita hut is beehive shaped with a tall thatched roof and plenty of
space. The plaited structure and concentric rings of the roof framework
appear wonderfully intricate and neat. A family hut that has a room with
twin beds, a room with a double bed and a living room. |
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