Harar Jugol, connue comme la quatrième ville la plus sainte de l’Islam, compte 82 mosquées, dont trois datent du Xe siècle, ... The historic city is physically limited and well defined by its 16th ...

Harar’s Emir Nur ibn Mujahid ordered the wall to be built to protect the city from frequent attacks, and the five gates set into it remain the only entrances and exits.

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. Plan of ...

On a hilltop in the eastern Ethiopian Highlands stands the ancient walled city of Harar. Along the base of the wall are small doorways, constructed some centuries ago to allow the city’s most ...

Harar, with a population of 240,000 people, started to expand out of its original wall after 1882 and is now surrounded by modern buildings. It has been a centre of Islamic culture since it was ...

As the Unesco-recognised Ethiopian city of Harar marks its 1,010th anniversary, the BBC's Emmanuel Igunza explores its unique heritage. Night falls in the ancient city of Harar, and I'm witnessing ...

Today, the hyena men of Harar make a living by feeding wild hyenas for the benefit of tourists and curious locals. "It's not much of a living, but it's enough to survive on and I really enjoy being ...

Dusk is falling on the old walled city of Harar and the still air is broken only by an occasional, chilling howl. In the semi-darkness, five hungry hyenas circle a young man crouched on the ground ...