- Ubude: 760 km
- Ukuphakama komthombo ngenhla yolwandle: 2,400 m
Omunye wemifula emikhulu yaseTopiya ngu-Omo (Omo River). Igeleza engxenyeni eseningizimu yezwe futhi ihlanganisa izindawo eziningana ezivikelekile ezinesimo esiyingqayizivele semvelo nezikhangayo ezihlukahlukene.
Ulwazi olujwayelekile mayelana nezikhangayo
Omunye wemifula emikhulu yaseTopiya ngu-Omo (Omo River). Igeleza engxenyeni eseningizimu yezwe futhi ihlanganisa izindawo eziningana ezivikelekile ezinesimo esiyingqayizivele semvelo nezikhangayo ezihlukahlukene.
Ulwazi olujwayelekile mayelana nezikhangayo
Umfula uvela enkabeni ye-Highlands yaseTopiya futhi ugeleza ufike eLake Rudolf, ubude bawo bungamamitha angu-375. U-Omo uwela emingceleni yeKenya neSouth Sudan, futhi ubude bayo buyi-760 km kanye. Amakhompi amakhulu ahamba phambili yiGojab neGibe.
Uhulumeni wombuso emgodini waqala ukwakha iziteshi ezinkulu zamanzi kagesi. Kumele banikeze i- Addis Ababa ngokungenaziphazamandla kwamandla kagesi. Kukhona kakade iziteshi zamandla kagesi ezi-3 ezisebenza lapha, amandla azo ngamunye ngu-1870 MW.
Enye yezindawo ezinzima kakhulu eTopiya yisigodi soMfula i-Omo, ngakho-ke abakholoni abazange bahambe lapha. Njengamanje, lezi zindawo zinemifino nezilwane eziyingqayizivele, futhi zakhiwe nezinhlanga ezihlukahlukene, ezithinta izivakashi emhlabeni jikelele.
Izizwe ze-Omo Valley
Abantu abaningi base-Aboriginal bahlala ogwini, impilo yabo ihlobene kakhulu namanzi. Abantu bendabuko basebenze imithetho eminingi yezemvelo kanye nezomnotho, bafunde ukuvumelanisa nesimo sezulu esinzima, bajwayele ukondla kanye nokwehla kwonyaka. Ukuze anisele umhlaba, lezi zintathu zisebenzisa iziqu ze-silt eziphuma emfuleni.
Ngemuva kokuphela kwesikhathi semvula, izakhamuzi ziqala ukutshala ugwayi, ummbila, amabele kanye nezinye izitshalo. Esigodini se-Omo River, zidla izinkomo, zizingela izilwane zasendle nezinhlanzi. Ekuphileni kwabo kwansuku zonke, ama-aborigines awasebenzisi kuphela ubisi, isikhumba, inyama, kodwa negazi, futhi uhlu lwamasiko luhlanganisa dauri, umdanso omkhulu umndeni womakoti kufanele ukhokhe emndenini womyeni.
Endaweni ye-Omo River, kunezizwe eziyi-16 eziyinhloko, okuthakazelisayo kunayo yiKhamer, Mursi noKaro. Zihlala zilwa empini futhi zinezilimi ezahlukene nezilimi ezihlukahlukene. Ama-Aborigines aphila ngokuvumelana nemasiko endala, akha izindlu ezivela emanzini nasomquba, ungazibophezeli ngezingubo nokuhlanzeka. Abaqapheli impucuko, imithetho yombuso, nomqondo wobuhle kuzo kuhluke kakhulu kulokho okuvunyelwe ngokuvamile.
Iqiniso elithakazelisayo
Emaphethelweni oMfula i-Omo eduze nomuzi waseBibish, ososayensi bathola izinto zokuvubukula, okuyizinto ezisendulo ezindala kakhulu. Bangabameli bakaHomo helmei noHomo sapiens, kanti iminyaka yabo idlula iminyaka eyizinkulungwane ezingu-195. Le nsimu ifakwe ohlwini lwezamagugu e-UNESCO.
Umhlaba wezilwane
Isigodi somfula siyingxenye yamapaki amabili kazwelonke : iMago no-Omo. Zakhelwe ukugcina isilwane esiyingqayizivele nesitshalo. Lapha kuphila izinhlobo ezingu-306 zezinyoni, ezithandwa kakhulu yizo:
- kingfishers ezihlaza okwesibhakabhaka;
- I-Barnacle Turaco;
- izinkomo zikaGoliyathi;
- izintshe;
- abadli bezinyosi abomvu;
- amajuba amabala kanye nezinye izinyoni.
Kusukela ezilwaneni ezifuywayo ogwini lomfula i-Omo, ungabona ama-cheetah, izingonyama, izingwezi, izindlovu, izindlovu, i-buffalo, i-ëland, i-kudu, i-colobus, i-zebra i-Berchell namanzi.
Izici zokuvakashelwa
Kukhona cishe ingqalasizinda yezokuvakasha, akukho ukusekelwa kwabahambi. Ukuvakasha akuvamile ukuhlelwa esigodini sase-Omo, futhi izivakashi zingafika kuphela ngomhlahlandlela kanye nomseshi okufanele ahlomile.
Ama-escorts anjalo adingekayo uma uhlaselwa yi-Aborigines wendawo. Kuyingozi kakhulu ukuchitha ubusuku emfuleni oMfula u-Omo, kodwa-ke, ezinye izingqikithi, ezifuna ukuphazamisa imizwa yazo, zilokhu ziphula amatende lapha.
Ungafika kanjani?
Ungafika ku-Omo River ngesikebhe eduze kwamanzi, ngemoto emigwaqweni engu-51 no-7, futhi nangezindiza. Ogwini wakha umgwaqo omncane, owafika kuso ungakwazi kuphela ukuhamba ngezindiza zendawo. Ibanga elisuka enhloko-dolobha yase-Ethiopia kuya esigodini cishe liyi-400 km. Ukuhamba ensimini yogwini kungenzeka kuphela kuma-jeeps avaliwe, cishe akukho imigwaqo.