The impact of African and Islamic traditions on the development of the town's building types and urban layout make for its particular character and uniqueness. Description is available under license ...

Old Harar is one of the few towns in Ethiopia that owe their overall aspect to Islamic building traditions. At the same time, it preserves an exotic mixture of different Ethiopian cultures. The ...

If Menelik’s expansionist military campaigns in Harar, Galla, Sidama and Kaffa established the boundaries of the modern state, it was Taitu’s building program in the new capital that provided ...

but the townhouses with their exceptional interior design constitute the most spectacular part of Harar's cultural heritage. The impact of African and Islamic traditions on the development of the town ...