Kaffa
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Kaffa is the name of several geographical entities:
- Kingdom of KaffaKingdom of KaffaThe Kingdom of Kaffa was an early modern state located in what is now Ethiopia, with its capital at Bonga. The Gojeb River formed its northern border, beyond which lay the Gibe kingdoms; to the east the territory of the Konta and Kullo peoples lay between Kaffa and the Omo River; to the south...
, ancient Kingdom of the Sidamo people. - KaffaKaffa Province, EthiopiaKaffa was a province on the southwestern side of Ethiopia; its capital city was Jimma. It was named after the former Kingdom of Kaffa.Kaffa was bordered on the west by Sudan, on the northwest by Illubabor, on the north by Walega, on the northeast by Shewa, on the east by Sidamo, and on the...
, former province in Ethiopia. - Kaffa people, an ethnic group in Ethiopia.
- Kaffa, Crimean city also known as Caffa; currently known as Theodosia (Feodosiya).