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Harar Jugol, the Fortified Historic Town

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Harar enclosed within the city wall, Jugol

Harar (var. Gey, Hārer, Harer;) is an eastern city in Ethiopia, formerly the capital of Harergey and now the capital of the modern Harari ethno-political division (or kilil) of Ethiopia. The city is located on a hilltop, in the eastern extension of the Ethiopian highlands about five hundred kilometers from Addis Ababa with an elevation of 1,885 meters.

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