Asmadin Bari

Asmadin Bari, meaning "Asmadin Gate" is one of five ancient gates of Harar, Ethiopia.[1] It was named after the sixteenth century Garad (general) named Asmadin.[2] According to tradition the founder of Harar the Arab saint Abadir and his companions inhabited this district of the town near the gate.[3] In 1662 this gate was attacked by the Oromo invaders which led to the death of Sabr Ad-adin, the son of ʽAli ibn Daʽud, founder of the new Emirate of Harar dynasty.[4]

Asmadin Bari

References

  1. TESFAYE, Adil. THE EVALUATION OF HISTORICAL CITY CENTER OF HARAR, ETHIOPIA, IN THE FRAME OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE AND TOURISM. Ankara University. p. 122.
  2. Hecht, Elisabeth-Dorothea. THE CITY OF HARAR AND THE TRADITIONAL HARAR HOUSE. Institute of Ethiopian Studies. p. 57.
  3. ABUBAKER, ABDULMALIK. THE RELEVANCY OF HARARI VALUES IN SELF REGULATION AND AS A MECHANISM OF BEHAVIORAL CONTROL: HISTORICAL ASPECTS (PDF). The University of Alabama. p. 41.
  4. Harar history till 1875. Encyclopedia Aethiopica.


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