Badeno (Aanaa)
district in Oromia Region, Ethiopia
Bedeno (Oromo: Aanaa Baddannoo) is a District of Ethiopia in Oromia, Ethiopia. It is named after the administrative center of the district, Bedeno. Part of the East Hararghe Zone, Bedeno is bordered on the south by Gola Odana Meyumuluke, on the southwest by Malka Balo, on the west by Deder, on the northwest by Meta, on the north by Jarso, on the northeast by Kurfa Chele, and on the east by Girawa. Towns include Furda.
Overview
The altitude of this woreda ranges from 1200 to 3100 meters above sea level; Aniya Geneme is the highest point. Rivers include the Deneba and the Ramis. A survey of the land in this woreda (released in 1995–96) shows that 21% is arable or cultivable, 3.8% pasture, 14.3% forest, 6.5% built-up, and the remaining 54.4% is considered marshy, degraded or otherwise unusable. The Goda Jini Caves are a local landmark. Khat, fruits and vegetables are important cash crops. Coffee is also an important cash crop; over 50 square kilometers are planted with it.
This brief starts where responsible research should: with the source description of “Badeno (Aanaa)” as district in Oromia Region, Ethiopia. Everything that follows is an evidence route, not borrowed authority.
Why this record matters
The subject matters to the places & architecture register because the source frames it as district in Oromia Region, Ethiopia. Its deeper value depends on whether names, dates, institutions and citations support that framing.
The strongest evidence will usually combine a dated visual record with documents produced by the authority responsible for the place. The source revision retrieved here is dated Dec 20, 2024. The linked authority identifier is Q2893566. Authority coordinates are 9.000, 41.500. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1200 and 1995.
A single description cannot reconcile every naming convention, rebuilding phase or administrative transfer associated with a place. The lead is largely declarative, so disagreement and counter-evidence require a deliberate search beyond the opening account. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.
How to read it
Treat names, boundaries and functions as historically changeable. Maps, plans, inventories and administrative records can clarify what the place meant at different dates.
- Historic place names
- Jurisdictional context
- Routes into maps and plans
Contemporary maps, plans, listed-building records, estate papers and the responsible local or national archive.
Three-step research path
- Establish the record: confirm the title “Badeno (Aanaa)”, its source revision and the description used here.
- Expand the search: follow Badeno (Aanaa) primary sources, Badeno (Aanaa) archive and Badeno research across catalogues and specialist indexes.
- Test the account: compare the strongest cited source with the responsible institution’s current record and note any disagreement.
Questions for further research
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- What physical evidence or contemporary plan supports the description?
- Which authority defined the place, boundary or structure at the relevant date?
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This entry incorporates text from “Badeno (Aanaa)” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.