Tukul

{{Short description|Term of round-shaped home native to East Africa}} {{for|the Indonesian comedian|Tukul Arwana}} [[File:KembataFamily.jpg|thumb|Kambaata mother with her children in front of their tukul in the Kembata Tembaro Zone, Ethiopia]] A '''Tukul''' (also spelled "Tekul") is a type of round home found in Ethiopia, Eritrea, Sudan, South Sudan and other parts of eastern Africa.<ref>{{cite web |title=South Sudan: Settlement patterns (excerpt) |url=https://www.britannica.com/technology/tukul |website=Britannica.com |access-date=18 July 2023}}</ref>

A tukul was the emblem of Ethiopia's former Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region, and has been the emblem of the Central Ethiopia Regional State since 2013, as a symbol of local culture.

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