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. Oromo flag The land of the Oromo Nation is known as Oromia (sometimes spelled Oromiya). ... Asellais a city in the Oromia region of Ethiopia. ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

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. The Oromo, sometimes called Galla (this usage has now become pejorative, but was widely used into the 20th century) are an African ethnic group found in Ethiopia and to a lesser extent Kenya. ... Bale was a province in the south-eastern part of Ethiopia, with its capital city at Goba. ... Arsi was a province of Ethiopia. ... The Oromo language, also known as Afaan Oromo or Oromifaa, is an Afro-Asiatic language, and the most widely spoken of the Cushitic sub-phylum. ...