Asabot is also called Asaboot a town in eastern Ethiopia. Named after a nearby mountain Aṣ-ṣaḥābah (Arabic: الصحابة, "The Companions") the companions of the Mohammed S.A.W stayed and traveled on this mountains, this town is located in the West Hararghe Zone of the Oromia Region, with a latitude and longitude of 9°15′N 40°34′E / 9.250°N 40.567°E. It is served by a railway station on the Addis Ababa - Djibouti Railway.
Between 1954 and 1967 telephone service reached the town.[1] Mobile telephone service was introduced to Asabot May 1990.[2]Most of Asabot is strictly Muslim, with small numbers of Christians. This town is historically related to Muslims, starting from its name, AS-SAHABAH, but now this mountains is belongs to Christians [Asaboot Gedam] without any reason,but it`s related to religion [1]
Based on figures from the Central Statistical Agency in 2005, this town has an estimated total population of 13,130, of whom 6,767 are men and 6,363 are women.[3] The 1994 national census reported Asabot had a total population of 7,335, of whom 3,670 were men and 3,665 were women. It is one of five towns in Mieso woreda.
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References
- ^ a b "Local History in Ethiopia" Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine The Nordic Africa Institute website (accessed 26 July 2009)
- ^ "Six towns in W. Hararge get access to mobile telephone service"[permanent dead link], Ethiopian News Agency 23 May 2009 (accessed 30 May 2009)
- ^ CSA 2005 National Statistics Archived November 23, 2006, at the Wayback Machine, Table B.4
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