Emirate of Harar
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The Emirate of Harar was a Muslim kingdom founded in 1647 when the Harari people refused to accept Imām ʿUmardīn Ādam as their ruler and broke away from the Imamate of Aussa to form their own state un
The Emirate of Harar confined by the Somalis in the east and Abyssinia in the west c. 1860
Walls of Harar city
Photo of Harar Emirate coin (Mahalak)
Richard Burton's illustration of the Harari people's costumes.
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
Emirate of Harar
…The Emirate of Harar was a Muslim kingdom founded in 1647 when the Harari people refused to accept Imām ʿUmardīn Ādam as their ruler and broke away from the Imamate of Aussa to form their own state under `Ali ibn Da`ud. The city of…
A group of Hararis at a wedding dressed in cultural attire in Harar
Harari woman in traditional attire
Harari pendant, held at the Museum of Natural History and Ethnography in Colmar.