The Ajora falls is a waterfall spectacularly located in

Boloso Bombe Boloso Bombe is one of the woredas in the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region of Ethiopia part of the Wolayita Zone. Boloso Bombe is bordered on the south by Kindo Koysha, on the west by the Dawro Zone, on the north by the Kembata ...

woreda of

Wolaita Zone Wolayita or Wolaita is an administrative Zones of Ethiopia, zone in Ethiopia. It is named for the Welayta people, whose homeland is in the zone. Wolayita is bordered on the south by Gamo Gofa Zone, Gamo Gofa, on the west by the Omo River (Ethio ...

locally known as Haddaro mola kebele, in the south, in the locality of Ajora Kebele, Tiyona gore in the east and in the west with

Dawro Dawro (or Dawuro) is a zone in the South West Region of Ethiopia. It is located at about 500km southwest of Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia and 319 km of Hawassa, the capital of the SNNPR. Dawuro is bordered on the south by Gamo Gofa Zone, ...

. The twin waterfall and wildlife as well as different bird species with dense forest makes the area aesthetically attractive. Ajora cliff is located between Sokei River which flows from Tambaro and Ajecho River in Wolaita. There is about 1.65 km distance between those rivers. The plain made after the waterfall, goes up to the border of Dawro zone. This vast area is covered by dense forest and is home to various wild animals.

Transport access

Access to transport system to reach the destination is available, and possible by car, air plane, bicycle, etc. It is located from

Addis Ababa Addis Ababa (; am, አዲስ አበባ, , new flower ; also known as , lit. "natural spring" in Oromo), is the capital and largest city of Ethiopia. It is also served as major administrative center of the Oromia Region. In the 2007 census, t ...

via Shashemene, via Hosaenna-Soddo road, from the capital of the region,

Hawassa Hawassa ( am, አዋሳ; ʾäwasa, also spelled Awassa or Awasa) known historically as Adare is a city in Ethiopia, on the shores of Lake Awassa in the Great Rift Valley. It is south of Addis Ababa via Bishoftu, east of Sodo, and north of ...

, from the seat of Wolaita zone, Sodo and away from Bombe the center of

woreda.

Depth of the Ajora Falls

In Wolaita language Ajora means deep, hence the place was named because of the twin waterfalls found in this area. It covers a geographical area of . The first Ajora fall has length and width and it is named Ajecho. The second Ajora fall is in length and in width and named Sokei. The twin waterfalls join at a place called “Buqula” and flow to

Omo Omo or OMO may refer to: Geography Ethiopia * Omo River (Ethiopia), in southern Ethiopia is the largest Ethiopian river outside the Nile Basin and namesake for all the topics below * Omo Nada, one of the woredas in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia ...

valley.

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