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Situated on the western part of Ethiopia Gambella has a population estimated to be around 250, 000. This city has stronger geographical, Historical and ethnic links to neighboring southern Sudan than to the Ethiopian highlands to the east. Gambela is Hot, humid, and swampy. Gambella is dominated geographically by the sluggish Baro River and its various tributaries, all of which eventually flow across the border into the Blue-Nile navigable from the port of Gambella on the northern bank of the Baro all the way to its confluence with the White Nile at Khartoum.

The trip from Goba south to Negele Borana via Dolo Mena is one of the most exciting off the beaten track routes in Ethiopia. The drive Goba across the Sanetti plateau and through the Harena forest to Dolo Mena is rewarding. You can spot many species of forest birds, wild animals passing through scenic route up to Dolo Mena. Negele town is something of a frontier town inhabited mainly by the Oromo people but also has strong Somali and Muslim influence. The towns Saturday camel market is worth a visit.