UNESCO World Heritage Site Harar Jugol, the Fortified Historic Town

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UNESCO World Heritage Site historic walled city

UNESCO World Heritage Site Harar Jugol, the Fortified Historic Town, is a historic walled city in eastern Ethiopia renowned for its dense urban fabric, rich Islamic heritage, and distinctive blend of African and Arab architectural and cultural traditions.

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UNESCO World Heritage Site Harar Jugol, the Fortified Historic Town canonical 2

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
historic walled city ⓘ
associatedWithEthnicGroup Harari people NERFINISHED ⓘ
bufferZone areas surrounding the historic walls ⓘ
conservationStatus protected under Ethiopian heritage laws ⓘ
country Ethiopia ⓘ
culturalTradition Harari culture ⓘ
enclosedBy city walls ⓘ
governingBody Ethiopian authorities ⓘ
hasArchitecturalStyle Islamic architecture ⓘ
traditional Harari domestic architecture ⓘ
hasCityGate five historic gates ⓘ
hasLanguage Amharic ⓘ
Harari NERFINISHED ⓘ
Oromo NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasOfficialName Harar Jugol, the Fortified Historic Town NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasPart market areas ⓘ
mosques ⓘ
narrow alleyways ⓘ
old walled city of Harar NERFINISHED ⓘ
shrines ⓘ
traditional Harari houses ⓘ
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
inscriptionYear 2006 ⓘ
locatedIn Harari Region NERFINISHED ⓘ
Horn of Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ
eastern Ethiopia NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableFor blend of African and Arab architectural traditions ⓘ
blend of African and Arab cultural traditions ⓘ
dense urban fabric ⓘ
rich Islamic heritage ⓘ
partOf city of Harar NERFINISHED ⓘ
periodOfSignificance 16th century ⓘ
19th century ⓘ
recognizedBy UNESCO ⓘ
region Africa ⓘ
religion Islam ⓘ
significance important historic trade center between Africa and the Arabian Peninsula ⓘ
major center of Islamic learning in the Horn of Africa ⓘ
tourismAttraction cultural tourism ⓘ
religious tourism ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageCategory cultural ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria (ii) ⓘ
(iii) ⓘ
(iv) ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId 1189 ⓘ
urbanPattern irregular organic street layout ⓘ
wallMaterial stone ⓘ

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Asmadin Bari → heritageContext → UNESCO World Heritage Site Harar Jugol, the Fortified Historic Town ⓘ
Shoa Gate → heritageContext → UNESCO World Heritage Site Harar Jugol, the Fortified Historic Town ⓘ