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TheWalled City of the medieval time |
Harer is an ancient walled Ethiopia city. Possessing
as many as 99 Mosques, Harar is considered to
be the third holy city of Islam. In Ethiopia as
Axum was the window for
Christianity, Harar is the same for Islam.
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The wall of Harar is locally known as the
Jegol, The old city cramped within its ancient
walls, the new extending freely. The walls
are believed to have commenced by Ibn al
Wazir Mujahid Nur, a nephew of Ahmed Gragn,
who is said to have dug a defensive trench
around the town.
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The
wall is pierced by six gateways, five of them derived
from ancient times, though the original gates are
no more
Harar
as a modern urban center has different kinds of
people. These people have different language and
different ways of dressing.
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The
people are known as the kotu Oromo, Adaare,
Somali and Amhara.
One important attraction in Harar is the
market place. Just outside of the shoa gate
of the wall of Harar is a large sloping
area devoted to daily marketing. People
come from all around Harar to participate
in the market.
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