The Muger River (or Mujer) is a north-flowing tributary of the Abay River in central

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, which is notable for its deep gorge. Its confluence with the Abay is at: . Tributaries of the Muger include the Labbu. The Muger has a drainage area of about 8,188 square kilometers. The Muger is important as a landmark because it marked the eastern boundary of the kingdom of Damot (before the Great Oromo migration forced that people across the Abay) and the western one of the district of Selale. Somewhere in the

Guder Guder is a town located in the West Shewa Zone of the Oromia of Ethiopia. Located 12km west of Ambo, this town has a latitude and longitude of , with an elevation of 2101 meters above sea level. Guder is famous for its Guder River Falls and yea ...

-Muger valleys, the first recorded dinosaur fossil in the

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was discovered in 1976. It was a single tooth of a

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."Local History of Ethiopia"
The Nordic Africa Institute website (accessed 22 April 2022)

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Rivers of Ethiopia Tributaries of the Blue Nile Ethiopian Highlands Geography of Oromia Region {{Ethiopia-river-stub

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