Arsi Province

Historically a part of the Emirate of Harar until its invasion by Menelik and subsequent incorporation into modern Ethiopia.

The province was reduced to a Zone of the Oromia Region with the adoption of the new constitution in 1995.

In more ancient times, the region is seemingly related to the Harla.

In Hitosa, the Aanolee massacre took place on 6 September 1886, in which Emperor Menelik II's army massacred 11,000 Arsi Oromo in one day, cutting women's breasts and men's hands.

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