Tuesday, January 4, 2022

Harar Jugol, Ethiopia - UNESCO World Heritage Site

 Place: Harar Jugol, Ethiopia

Weather: Partly cloudy skies, 55/79F.

Route: From Addis Ababa 517 km east on A10.

Population: 151,977

Significance: Harar is a walled Muslim city that was built from 13th to 16th centuries. It is the 4th holiest city in Islam and has 82 mosques.

Website: UNESCO World Heritage Site

Images:

Satellite image of Harar with its wall (from ai.stanford.edu)

The wall of Harar (from whc.unesco.org)



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