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Harar

American  
[hahr-er] / ˈhɑr ər /
Or Harrar

noun

  1. a city in E Ethiopia.


Harar British  
/ ˈhɑːrə /

noun

  1. a city in E Ethiopia: former capital of the Muslim state of Adal. Pop: 96 000 (2005 est)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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A flight-tracking investigator has identified about 15 cargo flights from Iran to Harar Meda and Bole airports in August 2021.

From BBC • Jan. 30, 2022

Beshir’s choice to shoot in black and white arose from her desire to map “the interiority of the people,” an ironic notion, she said, because Harar explodes with color.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 23, 2021

Voting in the Harar and Somali regions was delayed until September over security concerns and problems with ballot papers.

From Reuters • Jul. 10, 2021

They had had an arduous journey already from their home in Harar, Ethiopia, through Djibouti.

From Washington Times • Feb. 14, 2020

In 'First Footsteps in Eastern Africa' he shows his unhesitating bravery again, when penetrating the mysterious, almost mythical walled city of Harar.

From Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 7 by Warner, Charles Dudley

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