What is Harar known for?

Harar is famous for its ancient walled city (Jugol), which features 82 mosques and 102 shrines, making it one of the most important Islamic cities in Africa. The city is also known for its unique hybrid architecture, vibrant markets, and the tradition of feeding wild hyenas that has become a iconic cultural practice.

What is the history of Harar?

Harar emerged as an important Islamic center in the 16th century and became the capital of the Emirate of Harar in 1887. The city was later incorporated into the Ethiopian Empire in 1885 under Emperor Menelik II. Its historical significance is preserved in its UNESCO World Heritage status.

What language is spoken in Harar?

While the official language is identified as Q28244 in the source data, Harar is primarily an Amharic-speaking city with its own distinct Harari language and culture. The city also has connections to Arabic and other regional languages.

What is the climate of Harar?

At an elevation of 1,885 meters, Harar enjoys a mild highland climate. The city operates on East Africa Time (UTC+03:00), which it shares with neighboring countries including Kenya and Somalia.

How do I contact Harar city government?

The municipal government can be reached through multiple channels: their official website at https://hararcity.gov.et/, Twitter @hararmunicipal, Facebook @hararmunic, or by telephone using local dialing codes 025 666 or 025 667.

What organizations is Harar a member of?

Harar is a member of the Organization of World Heritage Cities (OWHC), an international association of cities inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List. This membership was confirmed as of December 31, 2023.

Harar

city in the east of Ethiopia

City city Q190184

Facts

14 properties

Identity

Instance of: city, big city, urban area^[6]^[7]
Official website: hararcity.gov.et^[12]
Native label: ሐረር^[16]

Location

Country: Ethiopia^[4]
Coordinate location: 🗺️ 9.311°, 42.128°
Located in the administrative territorial entity: Harari Region^[3]

Population and size

Elevation above sea level: +1885^[17]
Population: +129000, +157000^[13]^[14]

Codes

Local dialing code: 025 666, 025 667^[10]^[11]
Postal code: 3200^[9]

More facts +4

Capital of: Harari Region^[15]
Head of government: Wikidata item^[5]
Member of: Organization of World Heritage Cities^[2]
Official language: Amharic^[8]

🏷️ Also known as

en Harär en Harrar en Harar Jugol en Hararghe en Harärgeyi en Harar-Gey en Gey en Harar ar هرر da Härer de Harrar de Harer el Χαρέρ el Χαράρ es Harar es Harrar Jugol fr Harar Jugol fr Harer fr Harrar he הראר

🔖 Identifiers · 36

GND ID: 4023411-3
Image (Wikimedia Commons): Town of Harar with Citywall.jpg ↗
BBC Things ID: 89534600-f607-462b-8d3d-60944357b5a0
Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID: harrar, harar
De Agostini ID: Harar+(città)
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID: place/Harer
Facebook username: hararmunic
FactGrid item ID: Dorothea Neff
Freebase ID: /m/02l3rx
GNS Unique Feature ID: -613081
GeoNames ID: 335035
Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names ID: 1089841

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Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID: harar
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme): 0032137
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID: Harar
Hrvatska enciklopedija ID: 24377
Kulturenvanteri monument ID: 38585
Lex ID: Harar
NL CR AUT ID: ge605907
Namuwiki ID: 하라르
OpenStreetMap node ID: 298296166
OpenWeatherMap city ID: 335035
SNARC ID: October 14
Spanish Cultural Heritage thesauri ID: geografico/1205941
TDV Encyclopedia of Islam ID: harar
Telegram username: hararmunicipal
Topic's main category: Category:Harar
Treccani's Dizionario di Storia ID: harar
Treccani's Enciclopedia Italiana ID: harar_res-f1472954-87e7-11dc-8e9d-0016357eee51, harar
TripAdvisor ID: 676757
U.S. National Archives Identifier: 10038327
UN/LOCODE: ETHAR
WOEID: 1317066
Who's on First ID: 421195685
X (Twitter) username: hararmunicipal
Yale LUX ID: place/73264065-692b-47bf-9969-11535b6c12e8

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🔗 Connections

People born here 10

Amha Selassie, Malik Ambar, Sheba Chhachhi, Abdullah al-Harari, Betelhem Dessie, Gebre Kristos Desta, Princess Tenagnework of Ethiopia, Bakri Sapalo +2 more

Instance of 3

city, urban area, big city

Capital of 1

Harari Region

Country 1

Ethiopia

FactGrid item ID 1

Dorothea Neff

Located in the administrative territorial entity 1

Harari Region

Located in time zone 1

UTC+03:00

Member of 1

Organization of World Heritage Cities

People who died here 1

Abadir Umar Ar-Rida

SNARC ID 1

October 14

← Capital 1

Harari Region

← FactGrid item ID 1

Tuna

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Summary

Harar is a city^[1].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

[5] ↑ Harar — head of government (P6): Q134822165. amaligovhub.africa. amaligovhub.africa. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ Harar — country (P17): Ethiopia. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ Harar — instance of (P31): big city. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ Harar — instance of (P31): urban area. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ Harar — official language (P37): Amharic. wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ Harar — located in the administrative territorial entity (P131): Harari Region. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ Harar — postal code (P281): 3200. wikidata.org.
[2] ↑ Harar — member of (P463): Organization of World Heritage Cities. ovpm.org. Retrieved 2023-12-31. ovpm.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ Harar — local dialing code (P473): 025 666. wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ Harar — local dialing code (P473): 025 667. wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ Harar — official website (P856): https://hararcity.gov.et/. wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ Harar — population (P1082): 129,000. citypopulation.de. citypopulation.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ Harar — population (P1082): 157,000. citypopulation.de. citypopulation.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[15] ↑ Harar — capital of (P1376): Harari Region. wikidata.org.
[16] ↑ Harar — native label (P1705): ሐረር. wikidata.org.
[17] ↑ Harar — elevation above sea level (P2044): 1885 m. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

[1] ↑ Harar is an instance of city (Q515) [P31, primary]. Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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