Arbaminch University is one of the universities found in the Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples Region (SNNPR). It is located at Arba Minch town, 500 km south of Addis Ababa in the vicinity of unique natural and anthropogenic diversity. The university is founded on 200 ha of land, at the eastern foot of Gamo mountain ranges and adjacent to the vast low lying land streching towards Lake Abaya and forming part of the East African Rift valley.