. The administrative center of the Kembata Tembaro Zone of the Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples Region (SNNPR), this town has a latitude and longitude of 7°14′N 37°53′E with an elevation of 2101 meters above sea level. Materials on the Nordic Africa Institute website, describe Durame as the main town for the Kambaata-speaking southwest Gurage.
According to the SNNPR's Bureau of Finance and Economic Development, Durame's amenities include digital telephone access, postal service, 24-hour electrical service, one bank branch, and a hospital.
Following the Italian invasion, on 8 May 1936 a civil war erupted between the local population and the remaining Amhara
, forcing local missionaries to evacuate the area.
[When the Allied forces fire on him] Why are you always messing with me. It's got to be a joke!
[Convincing Shimizu not to kill himself] We can die here, or we can continue fighting. Which would better serve the emperor?
[Letter to his wife] We soldiers dig. We dig all day. This is the hole that we will fight and die in. Am I digging my own grave?
[About Nishi's romancing skills] There are rumors about his womanizing...But there are no women left to woo.
[In response to a soldier saying death is honorable] Kashiwara died of honorable dysentery.
There is no use for a dead soldier.
Damn this island! The Americans can have it.
Do what is right because it is right.
If you want my honest opinion, General, the best thing to do would be to sink this island to the bottom of the sea.
I'm tired of sharing this cave with all of you, I'm a one-man show from now on.