🏛️ Harar Jugol, the Fortified Historic Town

Ethiopia · Africa · Cultural · 9.31°N, 42.12°E

Harar, known historically by the indigenous as Harar-Gey or simply Gey, is a walled city in eastern Ethiopia. It is also known in Arabic as the City of Saints.

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Quick facts

Country	Ethiopia
Continent / region	Africa
List type	🏛️ Cultural heritage site
Coordinates (approx.)	9.31°N, 42.12°E · view on map

Harar Jugol, the Fortified Historic Town is a cultural World Heritage site in Ethiopia, in Africa. For the living forecast of the area, open World Weather; the details of why Harar Jugol, the Fortified Historic Town was inscribed are described by the sourced introduction above (from Wikipedia).

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