Welcome to Sodo Woreda of Gurage Zone, which is a heritage and history archive!!

People

Soddo Wereda is one of the thirteen weredas of Guraghe zone. it is comprised of fifty four rural and four urban kebele.

Culture

Gordena Sera:- Kstane Beth Gurage's traditional regulations, it is a regulation issued to strengthen working, social relationships and ties at the village, kebele, and country level.

History

Tiya means powerful according to the interpretation given by the communities living in the area.

Message

Respected people of our entire district, our district, Sodo district is the most wonderful district in South Bhar ethnic people’s districts with its natural resources and all the climate.

Among the historical places, the Tiya plant stone, which is registered as a world heritage site, the desert monastery, the Fato plant stone caves and the most beautiful cultures are the place. However, compared to its potential, there are many limitations and shortcomings. Realizing this, the change government has begun to benefit from the 70% loan provided by the government to purchase machinery and tractors for agricultural mechanization. This will continue to be strengthened. Efforts are being made to increase the coverage of the district to 70% and above, and this year alone, 15 water wells have been dug in 15 districts. In terms of school accessibility and quality, many works have been done in cooperation with the community and the government to build 3 (three) secondary schools and to repair and upgrade the existing schools. In terms of access to health and the quality of service delivery, extensive work is being done, and in terms of accessibility, the construction of a health, station, and Adele cluster has been started this year. Problems are being identified and cooperation is being done. According to the direction set by the government of change, the work being done to transform our country’s economy into a digital one, we are implementing encouraging initiatives in the field of science and technology so that every work done in our district is supported by technology and easily accessible to the communities. In terms of peace and security, our peace-loving community, i.e. the youth, elders and women, all the concerned parties should continue to be the symbol of peace in the way that our district has started.

Mr. Desu Abegaz Sodo District Chief Administrator

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Science & Info Tech Office

Sodo woreda Cooperative Office

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Outstanding Universal Value of Tiya

The region of Sodo region in southern Ethiopia is dotted with numerous archaeological sites, comprising hundreds of sculpted stelae. The megalithic stelae of Tiya are the most representative of the Ethiopian Megalithic culture, which spreads over the far-side of the Awash River in southern Ethiopia. Around Tiya a group of 33 carved stelae with another group of 3 stelae a short distance away are aligned, more or less vertically along an axis of 45 meters.

The 36 stelae of which 32 are carved and one broken, range from one to five meters in height, and are found in two groups in a fenced field of nearly 1 hectare in area. Some stones are decorated with various complex anthropomorphic, hemispherical and conical patterns and shapes, whilst others have representation of enigmatic symbols some sword shaped and associated with human figures. As numerous tombs are distributed over the area, the megalithic site has been interpreted as having a funerary function.

 

Overall, the property provides evidence of a megalithic Ethiopian culture about which very little is known.

አቶ ደሱ አበጋዝ የሶዶ ወረዳ ዋና አስተዳዳሪ