Jilee Dhummuugaa

Jilee Dhummuugaa is a district located in the Oromia Zone of the Amhara region of Ethiopia. Jilee Dhummuugaa (10.29°N 40°E / 10.29; 40) is bordered on the east and south by the Afar Region, on the west by the North shewa Zone, and on the north by Artuma Fursi. Towns in Jilee Dhummuugaa include Senbete. Jilee Dhummuugaa was part of the former Artuma Fursi Jilee woreda.

Demographics

Based on the 2007 national census conducted by the Central Statistical Agency of Ethiopia (CSA), this woreda has a total population of 72,882, of whom 35,700 are men and 37,182 women; 5,075, 6.96% are urban inhabitants. The majority of the inhabitants were Muslim, with 98.83% reporting that as their religion.[1]

History

21st century

On 21 March 2021 and following days, numerous atrocities were committed in this woreda by the Amhara Region special forces, Fano, and reportedly by soldiers pertaining to the Eritrean Defence Force. The killing spree started in Ataye, a town of Jilee Dhummuugaa, where they murdered Oromo children, mothers, elders and religious leaders. The next day, relatives and witnesses called the ENDF for help, which did not come, rather internet and telephone services were shut down by the Ethiopian authorities. In Jilee Dhummuugaa district, the Amhara Region cut down electricity and water supply. There were victims all over the Oromia zone of Amhara region. Particularly in Jilee Dhummuugaa, the villages of Wasan Qurqur, Alala and the town of Ataye suffered enormously. The Amhara state forces and fano set fire to homesteads, properties, and places of worship. In Jilee Dhummuugaa Woreda, Wasan Qurqur village was completely burned down by Amhara militias, as well as Balchi, Mudhii Facha’a, Awlaal, Izigiye, Allala, and Arbaa Wayu.[2]

Notes
  1. Census 2007 Tables: Amhara Region Archived 2010-11-14 at the Wayback Machine, Tables 2.1, 2.4, 2.5, 3.1, 3.2 and 3.4.
  2. Advocacy for Justice for the Oromo People (AJOP), 30 April 2021: Ethnic cleansing against Oromo people in Wollo Zone of Amhara region in Ethiopia
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