Harari people

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The Harari people are a Semitic-speaking ethnic group native to the historic walled city of Harar in eastern Ethiopia, known for their distinctive urban culture, Islamic scholarship, and rich architectural and artistic traditions.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Semitic-speaking people
ethnic group
associatedLanguageContact Amharic language
Oromo language NERFINISHED
associatedWith Old Town of Harar Jugol NERFINISHED
centerOfPopulation walled city of Harar NERFINISHED
continent Africa
country Ethiopia
countrySubdivision Harari Region NERFINISHED
culturalHeritage Harari basketry
Harari city gates
Harari city walls NERFINISHED
Harari interior house decoration
Harari manuscript tradition
culturalRegion Hararghe NERFINISHED
ethnonym Harari NERFINISHED
historicalRole center of Islamic learning in Ethiopia
urban Muslim community in the Horn of Africa
knownFor Islamic scholarship
architectural traditions
artistic traditions
distinctive urban culture
language Harari language NERFINISHED
languageBranch Ethiopian Semitic languages
languageFamily Semitic languages
majorReligion Sunni Islam NERFINISHED
minorityStatus smallest regional state population in Ethiopia
nativeTo Harar NERFINISHED
eastern Ethiopia NERFINISHED
partOf Ethiopian peoples
recognizedAs regional state people in Ethiopia
relatedEthnicGroup Amhara people NERFINISHED
Argobba people NERFINISHED
Gurage people NERFINISHED
Tigrayans NERFINISHED
religion Islam
traditionalEconomy craft production
urban trade
traditionalHouseType Harari house
traditionalReligionEducation Quranic schools
traditionalReligionInstitution mosque-based scholarship
traditionalSettlementType walled city
UNESCOContext Harar Jugol, the Fortified Historic Town NERFINISHED
writingSystem Arabic script NERFINISHED
Geʽez script NERFINISHED

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Asmadin Bari associatedWith Harari people
Harari ethnicGroupUsers Harari people
Harar Province ethnicGroups Harari people
Harari language hasEthnicPopulation Harari people
Semitic peoples hasModernSubgroup Harari people
Gurage people relatedEthnicGroup Harari people
Harari spokenBy Harari people
Harari language spokenBy Harari people