Arsi Zone
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Arsi (or Arusi) is one of the 12 zones of the Oromia region, Ethiopia. It was also the name of a former province in Ethiopia with its capital at Asella, that was abolished with the adoption of the constitution of 1995.
Both subdivisions are named after a tribe of the Oromo, who inhabit both the former Bale and Arsi provinces. They both speak the same dialect of Oromo and share many cultural traditions.