Kaffa Province

For the current administrative zone, see Keffa Zone.

Former province in southwestern Ethiopia

Location of Kaffa within the Ethiopian Empire

Kaffa (Amharic: ካፋ) was a province on the southwestern side of Ethiopia; its capital city was Bonga. Kaffa is 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 southeast by Gamu-Gofa.

According to legend, ancestors of today's Kafficho people in southwest Ethiopia were the first to cultivate the coffee plant and recognise the energising effect of the coffee beverage.[1][2]

## See also

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* Kingdom of Kaffa
* History of Ethiopia

## References

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1. ^ The world of caffeine: the science and culture of the world's most popular drug, 2001
2. ^ Weinberg, Bennett Alan; Bealer, Bonnie K. (2001). The World of Caffeine: The Science and Culture of the World's Most Popular Drug. New York: Routledge. p. 3–4. ISBN 978-0-415-92722-2. Retrieved 18 November 2015.

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