Arba Minch University

Arba Minch University
© Arba Minch University
Established	1986
Type	Government
Students	more than 20,000
Location	Arba Minch, Ethiopia
Campus	Urban
Website	http://www.amu.edu.et/

Arba Minch University is a research university located in Arba Minch, Ethiopia, about 500 km south of Addis Ababa. Officially inaugurated in 2004, it is one of the top widely recognized universities in Ethiopia. The university's 2004/05 academic year enrollment is over 6,600, placing it among the top largest universities in the country. It is founded on 2 square kilometres of land, at the eastern foot of the Gamo mountains and adjacent to the vast low lying land stretching towards Lake Abaya which is part of the East African Rift valley.