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An old map of Harar featuring the Gadabuursi, Geri, Issa, Karanle Hawiye and Berteri Jidwaaq Somali communities. Based on the 2007 national census conducted by the Central Statistical Agency of Ethiopia (CSA), Harar city had a total urban population of 99,368, of whom 49,727 were men and 49,641 women.
Formerly named Region 13, its capital is Harar, and the region covers the city and its immediate surroundings. Harari Region is the smallest regional state in Ethiopia in both land area and population. Harari and Oromo are the two official languages of the region. The region was created by splitting the Hundane woreda from East Hararghe Zone.
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This is a list of cities and town in Ethiopia ordered by size and alphabetically. ... Harar: 62,160: 76,378: 99,368: ... World Gazetteer Map of Ethiopia ...
Hyenas roam the streets of the ancient walled city of Harar in eastern Ethiopia every night, seeking scraps of meat to drag to the nearby caves.
A comparison of the two maps in Margary Perham, The Government of Ethiopia shows that Hararghe was created by combining the Sultanate of Aussa, the lands of the Karanle, Ogaden, Issa, and Gadabursi with the 1935 provinces of Chercher and Harar. [9] In 1960, the province south of the Shebelle River was made into its own province, Bale. [10]
1832 map by John Arrowsmith illustrating Hubetta's location in the Emirate of Harar. Hubat (Harari: ሆበት Hobät), also known as Hobat, or Kubat was a historical Muslim state located in present-day eastern Ethiopia. [1] [2] [3] Historically part of the Adal region alongside Gidaya and Hargaya states on the Harar plateau. [4]
The Dire Dawa-Harar road was improved in 1928, shortening the travel time to only a few hours. [23] In 1931, the Bank of Ethiopia opened its first branch in the city [24] and, a generation later, the writer C.F. Rey described the city as the most "advanced" urban center in the area, with good roads, electric lights, and piped water. [25]