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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)

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Satellite imagery revealed that Chinese-manufactured Wing Loong drones were parked at Ethiopia's Harar Meda military airbase on 15 December - the day before the Alamata attack.

From BBC Jan. 30, 2022

Beshir was born in Mexico but grew up in Harar, a walled holy city in eastern Ethiopia whose oldest mosques date back more than a millennium.

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 Seattle Times Feb. 13, 2020

"I have heard from the Arabs at Harar that it was their annual custom to go down to the coast in large rafts or boats with trading goods, and then return by land."

From Guy in the Jungle A Boy's Adventure in the Wilds of Africa by Graydon, William Murray

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