benishangul

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What does benishangul mean?

An ethnic group inhabiting parts of western Ethiopia and Sudan.

Where does benishangul come from?

Borrowed from Arabic بني شنقول, derived from Berta bela Shangul (“rock of Shangul”), in reference to a sacred stone located in Menge, Ethiopia.

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