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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Since that day and without fail, someone in the Yusuf family has fed the hyenas of Harar. Yusuf says, like his dad, he's come to know them. He knows where they den.

Ras Hotel, Charleville Street, Harar (00 251 25 666027): in the new town on a noisy avenue but acceptable comfort for Harar, with Italian Art Deco touches, hot showers, bar and restaurant.

HARAR—The trip’s worst day coincides with my 37 th birthday. In the open-air market outside the walls of a 16 th-century Islamic town called Harar, I slip, fall, and scrape my left leg.Among ...

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.