Harar
Harar- another Ethiopia’s main attraction sites flagged up to the ancient holy city of Harar the oldest Islamic city containing 82 mosques and 102 shrines, famed for its ancient buildings & impressive city walls Jugol, The vibrant market place is regarded as one of the most colourful in all Ethiopia.
Harar is considered to be the fourth holy city of Islam with Mecca, Medina and Jerusalem. In Ethiopia as Axum was the window for Christianity, Harar is the same for Islam.
Another Ethiopia’s main attraction sites flagged up to the ancient holy city of Harar, a fascinating place that begs to exploration. The tour in Harar mainly focus on the old walled town, the thick 5m high walls around town, locally known as Jugol were erected in the 16th century by Emir, with in the walls the city is a maze of narrow, twisting alleys and lanes, replete with historic buildings, including 82 small mosques, and numerous shrines and tombs.
Beside the wall, the dominant features of Harar are the traditional Harari house; the childhood home of late Emperor Haile Selassie; the exciting open market that presents medley of people and culture; the Rimbaud House named after the French poet who lived there in 1880 and houses a museum dedicated to the poet, with a series of illustrated panels (mainly in French) about his life and the colourful Christian & Muslim Markets.
At the evening what has come to be known as the Hyena Man. The Hyena Man starts calling the hyenas by name and after about ten minutes the animals appear, coming down from the surrounding hills. The hyenas then eat the meat that they are fed even going so far as to take the meat directly from the mouth of the Hyena Man.