አቦምሳ – አርባ ጉጉ – አርሲ

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Abomsa is a town in central Ethiopia; the name comes from the Oromo word for “friend, comrade” Located in the Arsi Zone of the Oromia Region, the town has a latitude and longitude of 8°35N 39°51E and an altitude of 1438 meters. It is the administrative center of Merti woreda.

The town currently has telephone, water service and postal service, and is provided with electricity on a 24 hour a day basis.

Emperor Haile Selassie visited the veterans’ resettlement project near the town on 31 December 1956, which had at the time 8,000 acres (32 km2) under cultivation. During his visit the Emperor announced that a school would be built at Abomsa.

Special thanks to members of AADF: Dereje Tesfaye(Chantily,USA), Addis Fisseha(Alexandria, USA), Mamie Wubetie(Canada), Girma Gebreselassie(Seatle, USA), Daniel Afework(DC,USA) Daniel Kadi (USA), Abubaker Mohamed (Takoma, Maryland) Wegene Terefe (Maryland), Dereje Mekonen(Virginia), Aster Demissie (Texas), Abebe Sene(Tennese) and Kone Fisseha (Virginia). Signup at the contacts page to network with all others.

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Abomsa.com – The website has been created for the express purpose of strengthening non-profit organizations, residents and former residents of Arbagugu to fulfill their potential to improve the living standard in Abomsa and Arbagugu. Currently, there are several projects striving to improve the daily needs of the communities in Arbagugu. However, most former residents are not successfully reaching out to meet the needs of people in Abomsa. Abomsa.com is a discovery, discernment and transformation journey which allows residents, NGOs, Diaspora former residents, government and key local leaders to collectively find and contribute to the future vision and development of Abomsa and Arbagugu.