Qafar
E250672
Qafar is another name for the Afar people, a Cushitic ethnic group primarily inhabiting the Horn of Africa, especially in Ethiopia, Eritrea, and Djibouti.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Qafar canonical | 3 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Afar people
ⓘ
Cushitic people ⓘ ethnic group ⓘ |
| climateOfHomeland |
arid
ⓘ
semi-arid ⓘ |
| countryOfResidence |
Ethiopia
ⓘ
surface form:
Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
Djibouti ⓘ
surface form:
Republic of Djibouti
Eritrea ⓘ
surface form:
State of Eritrea
|
| culturalPractice |
camel caravans for salt trade
ⓘ
oral poetry ⓘ traditional dance ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupOf | Horn of Africa ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | Afar people ⓘ |
| hasAutonomousRegion |
Afar Region
ⓘ
surface form:
Afar Region of Ethiopia
|
| hasEndonym | Qafar self-link ⓘ |
| hasExonym | Afar ⓘ |
| hasFlag | flag of the Afar people ⓘ |
| hasMinorityStatusIn |
Djibouti
ⓘ
Eritrea ⓘ |
| hasPoliticalRepresentation | Afar regional parties in Ethiopia ⓘ |
| inhabits |
Afar Triangle
ⓘ
Danakil Desert ⓘ
surface form:
Danakil Depression
|
| languageFamily |
Cushitic
ⓘ
surface form:
Cushitic languages
|
| languageSpoken | Afar language ⓘ |
| mainLivestock |
camels
ⓘ
cattle ⓘ goats ⓘ sheep ⓘ |
| primaryRegion |
Djibouti
ⓘ
Eritrea ⓘ Ethiopia ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | indigenous people of the Horn of Africa ⓘ |
| regionOfConflict | Afar–Issa border areas ⓘ |
| regionType | lowland ⓘ |
| relatedEthnicGroup |
Oromo people
ⓘ
Saho people ⓘ Somali people ⓘ |
| religion |
Islam
ⓘ
Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| subfamilyOf |
Lowland East Cushitic languages
ⓘ
surface form:
Lowland East Cushitic peoples
|
| traditionalEconomy | transhumant pastoralism ⓘ |
| traditionalLaw | customary law ⓘ |
| traditionalLivelihood |
nomadic herding
ⓘ
pastoralism ⓘ |
| traditionalSocialStructure | clan-based society ⓘ |
| usesScript |
Arabic script
ⓘ
Geʽez script ⓘ Latin script ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.