HARAR JUGOL

A walled city of 82 mosques, colourful alleys and nightly hyena feeding.

Story

Harar was a crossroads of trade between the Horn of Africa, Arabia and India, and a great centre of Islamic learning.

Its Jugol wall encloses a maze of lanes where colourful houses and baskets tell stories of Harari craftsmanship.

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Harar Jugol, Harari, Ethiopia9.3117°, 42.1255°Open in Google Maps

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