Lieka

Lieka or Liekà was a former settlement in 19th and early 20th century Ethiopia, a major market town in the Oromo region southwest of Shoa.[1] It was located on the Bilo plain, 290 kilometers (180 miles) southwest of Sokota,[2] and retained a hereditary Oromo ruler upon its integration into the empire of Menelek II.[3] It has since lost its importance as a regional market to nearby Nekemte.

The village at the former site is now spelled Leka.

References

  1. ↑ "Abyssinia" in the Encyclopædia Britannica, 11th ed., Vol. 1. 1911.
  2. ↑ Keane, Augustus H. Africa, 2nd ed., p. 510. E. Stanford, 1907.
  3. ↑ Bulatovich, Alexander. From Entotto to the River Baro. 1897. Translated by Richard Seltzer as Ethiopia through Russian Eyes. Samizdat, 1993. Accessed 18 Mar 2014.


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