Shashamane
Ethiopia · Africa
About Shashamane
Shashemene is a city in the Oromia region of southern Ethiopia, famous for its Rastafari community.
Shashamane travel guide
Understand
Rastafari followers from the Caribbean were granted land in Shashemene in 1948 by Emperor Haile Selassie I, after whom the Rastafari movement is named.
Getting there
Shashemene is a transport hub. Buses are plentiful.
Getting around
You can get around Shashemene by bus, bajaj (a type of motorized rickshaw) or walking.
Overview adapted from Wikipedia, travel guide fromWikivoyage (CC BY-SA)。Photography via Wikimedia Commons.