Harar: The City of Saints
The colourful, maze-like alleys within the Mecca of Africa remain alive and busy during the holy month of Ramadan.
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This was my first though too. If there was ever s fourth holiest city in islam it would be somewhere like cairo or damascus. Not some small medieval town in the horn.It’s a myth made up by travel agencies that work with Ethiopia to get people to visit their country.
Sometimes it's not about being the brightest light in the sky, the oldest stars are usually the dimmest, it's not the present we're looking at but in the past, for 800 years, this city was home to some of the most learned men in the Islamic field, the trade that went through the region brought many riches, the Futah mentions the Muslim forces have several thousand knight fully kitted out in armour and regalia, including horses.This was my first though too. If there was ever s fourth holiest city in islam it would be somewhere like cairo or damascus. Not some small medieval town in the horn.