Adal (historical region)
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Adal, also known as Aw Idal, Awdal, or Aw Abdal was a historical Muslim region in the Horn of Africa. Located east of Ifat and the Awash river as far as the coast, and including Harar as well as Zeila
Adal in 1696 bordering Fatagar region to its immediate west and region of Afar in the north west
Depiction of the Sultan of Adal (right) and his troops battling King Yagbea-Sion and his men in the thirteenth century.
Defensive walls of Harar city erected during the reign of Emir Nur ibn Mujahid
Zeila ruins
Harari people
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The Harari people is a Semitic-speaking ethnic group which inhabits the Horn of Africa. Members of this ethnic group traditionally reside in the walled city of Harar, simply called Gēy "the City" in H
A group of Hararis at a wedding dressed in cultural attire in Harar
Richard Burton's illustration of the Harari people's costumes.
Harari woman in traditional attire
Harari pendant, held at the Museum of Natural History and Ethnography in Colmar.