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Harar

Harar (Harari: ሀረር / Old Harari: هَرَرْ‎; Amharic: ሐረር; Oromo: Adare Biyyo; Somali: Harar; Arabic: هرر), known historically by the indigenous as Harar-Gey or simply Gey (Harari: ጌይ, Old Harari: ݘٛىيْ, romanized: Gēy, lit. 'the city'), is a walled city in eastern Ethiopia. It is also known in Arabic as the City of Saints (Arabic: مدينة الأولياء…

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Area
48 ha (120 acres)
Country
Ethiopia
Criteria
Cultural: ii, iii, iv, v
Elevation
1,885 m (6,184 ft)
Inscription
2006 (30th Session)
Official name
Harar Jugol, the Fortified Historic Town

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Harar

Nodes240
Edges239
Triples364
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.008333
Components1

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Harar

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related to Notable residents · 45
Harar → Abd, Abd Allah II, Adal SultanateBati, Adal SultanateSheikh Madar Shirwa, AhbashMalik Ambar, Ahmad, Ahmadnagar Sultanate, Ahmed, Ali, CEO, Da, Designate, Emir, Emirate, Emperor, EthiopiaAhmad, Ethiopian, Ethiopian Airlines, Ethiopian Empire, Founder
related to Ethnicity · 42
Harar → Abdurahman Garad, Abyssinian, Abyssinians, According, Addis Ababa, Afar, After, Amhara, Arabian, Argobba, As, Asians, Barker Haines, British, Burton, Christopher Addison, During, Egypt, Emirate, Ethiopian
related to Adal Sultanate era (Late Middle Ages) · 34
Harar → Abun Adashe, Adal Sultanate, After Imam Ahmad's, At, Bati, Battle, Christian Ethiopia, Christians, Ethiopian, Ethiopians, Fatagar, Gelawdewos, Ghazi, Gragn, Gurey, However, Ibrahim, Imam, Imam Ahmad, In
related to Harar Emirate (Dawud dynasty 17th century onwards) · 34
Harar → Abd, Abdullah, Abi Bakr, AH, Ahmad, Ali, Ali's, Amir, Asmadin, Bale, CE, Da, Da'ud, Din, Emir Ahmed, Emir Ali, Emirate, Illamo Oromo, In, Islamic
related to Ethiopian rule (20th century) · 31
Harar → Abyssinian, According, As, Awash River, Borelli, Britain, Charles Michel, Chelenqo, Dire Dawa, Djibouti Railway, Emir Abdullahi's, Entente Cordiale, France, French-built Addis Ababa, Harar-Berbera, Hararis, However, In, Italian, Jules Borelli
related to Further reading · 31
Harar → Addis Abeba, Challenge, Chancen, David Vô Vân, Denkmalpflege, Die, Ethiopia, Fourth Holy City, Fritz Stuber, Hoffnungslosigkeit, ISBN, Islam, Islamic World, ISSN, Kohlhammer Stuttgart Berlin Köln, Koninklijke Brill, Leiden, Mohammed Jami Guleid, No, Salma
related to Origins · 20
Harar → According, Benjamin, By, CE, Habash, Harla, Harla Kingdom's, Havilah, In, Islam, Islamic, It, Jewish, Maḥzūmī, Qurayshi, Shewa, Sultanate, Tudela, When Harar, Zeila
related to Demographics · 15
Harar → Amhara, Amharic, Based, Central Statistical Agency, Christian, CSA, Ethiopia, Gurage, Harari, Islam, Oromo, Protestant, Somali, The, Tigrayans
related to City layout · 12
Harar → According, Argobba Bari, Asmadin Bari, Assum Bari, Badro Bari, By, In, Muslim, Suqutat Bari, The, These, Waldron
see also · 12
Harar → Africa, Ethiopia, EthiopiaHarar's, HarargheWest HarargheDire DawaHarar BreweryCoffee, HararHargeisa, Harari, HararList, Islam, IslamSilt'e, Little Harar, Somaliland, World Heritage Sites

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city harari oromo also somali ibn used house nädäba region hararis ethiopia called muhammad century according walls houses would made

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HararArea48 ha (120 acres)1.00infobox
HararCountryEthiopia1.00infobox
HararCriteriaCultural: ii, iii, iv, v1.00infobox
HararElevation1,885 m (6,184 ft)1.00infobox
HararInscription2006 (30th Session)1.00infobox
HararOfficial nameHarar Jugol, the Fortified Historic Town1.00infobox
HararReference11891.00infobox
HararRegionHarari1.00infobox
HararTime zoneUTC+3 (EAT)1.00infobox
Harar• Estimate (2021)153,0001.00infobox
Harar• PresidentOrdin Bedri1.00infobox
Harar• Total99,3681.00infobox
Hararis acapital city of the Harari Region0.90text
Hararis aextract of the name of a plain located south of the town or a specific tree.Harar and its residents were also historically known as Hadharee by outsiders in the region0.90text
Hararis abirthplace of the khat plant0.90text

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