From a Nineteenth Century Military Garrison to a Modern Urban Centre: An Historical Account of the Goba town of Southeastern Ethiopia

ABSTRACT The focus of this thesis is exploring from the Nineteenth century military garrison to the modern urban centre, the historical foundation of Gobba town of the southern Ethiopia. The study covers the period from the reign of Menelik II to the present. The study is important to shed light on the foundation and growth of Gobba town. Especially is assessed the political, economic, social, cultural and religious developments of the study area during the period under discussion. The study essentially conducted by using the data collected from both primary and secondary sources. To mention, archival sources PhD dissertations, letters, journals, proceedings, magazines, books and periodical publications were used. In addition to this twenty Five oral informants also intervened. The collected data were evaluated by checking and counter checking with other sources. Finally analysis and discussion were made using the qualitative method of research.