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The Harari people (Harari: ጌ፞ይ ኡሱኣች, ݘٛىيْ أُسُأَڛْ , Gēy Usuach, "People of the City") are 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 Harari, situated in the Harari Region of ...
The Harari Region (Amharic: ሐረሪ ክልል; Oromo: Naannoo Hararii; Harari: ሀረሪ ሑስኒ), officially the Harari People's National Regional State (Amharic: የሐረሪ ሕዝብ ብሔራዊ ክልላዊ መንግሥት; Oromo: Mootummaa Naannoo Ummata Hararii; Harari: ዚሀረሪ ኡምመት ሑስኒ ሑኩማ), is a regional state in eastern Ethiopia, covering the homeland of ...
Due to the oppressive emir in Harar the Harari opposition requested Egypt intervene to liberate the people in the region. [45] In October 1878, Muhammad Rauf Pasha led a well armed Egyptian force of 1,200 men into the interior of eastern Ethiopia and without encountering any opposition, seized Harar on 11 October 1875.
According to Dr. Duri Mohammed, Malassay in ancient times referred to Harari soldiers, however in the present day it refers to a brotherhood or member of a fraternity. [5] [6] [7] According to Harari scholar Abdurrahman Qorram and others, Malassay derives from the root Harari terms "mälä" (idea/solution) and "say" (wealth/prosperity).” [8 ...
Harari is an Ethiopian Semitic language spoken by the Harari people of Ethiopia. Old Harari is a literary language of the city of Harar, a central hub of Islam in Horn of Africa. [5] According to the 2007 Ethiopian census, it is spoken by 25,810 people. Harari is closely related to the Eastern Gurage languages, Zay, and Silt'e, all of whom are ...
In 1647, Emirate of Harar was established when Harari people refused to accept Imam Umar Din as their ruler after broke up from Aussa Sultanate to form their own state under Ali ibn Da'ud. The emirate persisted under sovereign until Egyptian invasion in 1874, and the British take over of Egypt, ultimately under Hewett Treaty , the Emirate ceded ...
In his haste to cram complex events into crisp little episodes, the historian passes over inconvenient details.
The Emirate of Harar was a Muslim kingdom founded in 1647 when the Harari people refused to accept Imām ʿUmardīn Ādan as their ruler and broke away from the Imamate of Aussa to form their own state under `Ali ibn Da`ud. The city of Harar Gey served as its sole capital. [1]