The Yabus River (or Khor Yabus ) rises in the far west of Ethiopia , in Asosa Zone , flows west into Sudan past the town of Yabus , then enters South Sudan . At the town of Bunj it turns south west and enters the Machar Marshes , where it loses its identity.
5-667: The river is sometimes confused with the Dabus River , a tributary of the Blue Nile , also known as the Yabus River. The sources of the two rivers are close to each other. This article related to a river in Ethiopia is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article related to a river in Sudan is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article related to
10-666: A river in South Sudan is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Dabus River The Dabus is a north-flowing tributary of the Abay River in southwestern Ethiopia . The Dabus has a drainage area of about 21,032 km (8,121 sq mi). The Dabus was formerly known as the Yabus, and local speakers still refer to it by that name, without distinction for the Yabus in Sudan that
15-579: Is a tributary of the White Nile . Juan Maria Schuver was the first European explorer to determine that they were two separate rivers, and in 1882 proved false the rumor that these rivers flowed from the same mountain lake. It is important as a boundary both in cultural and political terms. According to Dunlop, who explored the region in 1935, the river is where "the Christian church of the Oromo people gives place to
20-671: The Oromia Regions , but also the entire shared boundary of the Asosa and Kamashi Zones of the Benishangul-Gumuz Region. The Dabus has been a historically significant source for gold , where the local inhabitants have used placer mining to recover the mineral. This article about a location in the Benishangul-Gumuz Region of Ethiopia is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about
25-461: The mosque , and the Oromo greeting to the universal Muslim politeness: 'Salaam Aleikum.' In contrast to the Oromo and Amhara dress, consisting of a shirt with close-fitting sleeves, jodpurs and chamma, they wear a white skull-cap, pugaree, flowing coat with loose sleeves and baggy trousers." In political terms, its course defines not only part of the boundary between the Benishangul-Gumuz and
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