A UNESCO living cultural landscape of terraces and stone towns
The Konso Cultural Landscape was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2011 in recognition of the remarkable way the Konso people have shaped their arid homeland. Over generations, they have built hand-stacked stone terraces to prevent soil erosion and created fortified hilltop villages encircled by dry-stone walls.\n\nKonso villages are famed for their wooden waka statues, carved to honour deceased warriors and elders, and their system of age-grades and community spirit. Walking through the terraced fields and meeting the Konso people offers a profound insight into one of Africa's most ingenious and enduring agricultural cultures.
Konso terraced hills
Mecheke and surrounding villages
Waka statue collections
Konso Cultural Centre
Traditional mora (meeting houses)
Stone-walled paleta compounds
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