Boran (disambiguation) — Boran may refer to: *Boran, Queen of Sassanid Persia *Boran languages, part of the proposed Bora Witoto language family *Boran, or Borana people, a pastoralist people in southern Ethiopia and northern Kenya ** Borana language *Boran cattle, a… … Wikipedia
boran — bəˈran, rän noun Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: probably from Borana, Boran : an East African breed of cattle of the zebu type … Useful english dictionary
List of breeds of cattle — The following is a list of breeds of cattle. Over 800 breeds of cattle are recognized worldwide, some which adapted to the local climate, others which were bred by humans for specialized uses. Breeds fall into two main types, regarded as either… … Wikipedia
Butana and Kenana cattle — Butana and Kenana breeds are part of the shorthorned Zebu group of breeds of eastern Africa. What makes them unusual is that they are dairy breeds, unlike other breeds like the Boran, Baggara, Fung, etc. The Butana breed is found to the east of… … Wikipedia
Baggara Cattle — The Baggara breed is part of the shorthorned Zebu group of breeds of eastern Africa. Baggara cattle are smaller and thinner than the Boran breed of Kenya and Ethiopia. They are named for the Baggara people of western Sudan and central Chad, who… … Wikipedia
eastern Africa — ▪ region, Africa Introduction part of sub Saharan Africa comprising two traditionally recognized regions: East Africa, made up of Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda; and the Horn of Africa, made up of Somalia, Djibouti, Eritrea, and Ethiopia.… … Universalium
Caste system in Africa — Countries in Africa who have societies with caste systems within their borders include Mali, Mauritania, Senegal, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Ivory Coast, Niger, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Ghana, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Algeria, Nigeria, Chad,… … Wikipedia
Zebu — Taxobox name = Zebu image width = 240px regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Mammalia ordo = Artiodactyla familia = Bovidae subfamilia = Bovinae genus = Bos species = B. primigenius trinomial = Bos primigenius indicus trinomial authority … Wikipedia
Second Italo-Abyssinian War — See also First Italo Ethiopian War .Infobox Military Conflict caption=Italian troops fortify a position in Ethiopia on 8 November 1935 campaign= conflict=Second Italo–Abyssinian War, Interwar Period date=October 1935–May 1936 (occupation until… … Wikipedia
Oromia Region — For the zone of this name in the Amhara Region, see Oromia Zone. Oromia Region Oromiya(a) kililoch … Wikipedia
