[3] Tradition states some of the Wolane people's ancestors were Kabir Hamid who arrived from Harar as well as saint Aw Barkhadle.

[7] In the 1600s, their leader Garad of Hadiya Sidi Mohammed defeated the troops of Emperor Susenyos I at the Battle of Hadiya thus protecting their frontier from Abyssinian annexation for the next three hundred years.

[8] Wolane’s territory was annexed into Gurage after Abyssinian forces of Menelik invaded in the 1800's following the defeat of Qebena leader Hassan Enjamo.

The Wolane in the countryside live mostly in higher places, called "Däga".

These places are very suitable for the cultivation of Enset, which is one of Wolane people stample foods.