Jiren Explained

Jiren
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Ethiopia
Coordinates:7.7012°N 36.8722°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Ethiopia
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Oromia
Subdivision Type2:Zone
Subdivision Name2:Jimma Zone
Established Title:Founded in
Established Date:1830
Founder:Abba Jifar I
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Density Km2:auto

Jiren was the former capital of the Kingdom of Jimma, in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia. Today it is a village or suburb[1] on the outskirts of the city of Jimma, consisting of approximately 2500 unregistered households.[2]

History

Jiren was founded in the reign of Abba Jifar I (1830–1855), the first king of the Kingdom of Jimma.

Following the death of Abba Jifar II in 1932, the Kingdom of Jimma was annexed by the Ethiopian Empire and Jiren declined as a political centre. Writing in 1965, Herbert S. Lewis observed that the palace complex had disappeared and it had "shrunken to a settlement of a few hundred people who run some shops, bars and brothels". Most of its residents moved to Hirmata, which in 1936 was amalgamated with Jiren by the Italian colonial administration to form the new city of Jimma, the capital of Galla-Sidamo Governorate.

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: History in Jimma, Ethiopia . . 28 November 2020 . en.
  2. Abebe . Misgana Secho . Derebew . Kiros Tsegaye . Gemeda . Dessalegn Obsi . Exploiting temporal-spatial patterns of informal settlements using GIS and remote sensing technique: a case study of Jimma city, Southwestern Ethiopia . Environmental Systems Research . 25 February 2019 . 8 . 1 . 6 . 10.1186/s40068-019-0133-5 . en . 2193-2697. free .