The Dassanech, also spelled Daasanach, are a Cushitic ethnic group inhabiting parts of Ethiopia, Kenya, and South Sudan. They live where the Omo River delta enters Lake Turkana and their name means "People of the Delta". According to the 2007 national census, they number 48.067 people.
They are nomadic herders and move their villages according to the season, motivated by the herding ground for their cattle. The women build and take down the huts during migrations. They are semi-circular constructions with no interior divisions, made up of sticks and branches called miede.
Omorate, Ethiopia, 2024