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 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]

References

^ TESFAYE, Adil. THE EVALUATION OF HISTORICAL CITY CENTER OF HARAR, ETHIOPIA, IN THE FRAME OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE AND TOURISM (PDF). Ankara University. p. 122.
^ Hecht, Elisabeth-Dorothea. THE CITY OF HARAR AND THE TRADITIONAL HARAR HOUSE. Institute of Ethiopian Studies. p. 57.
^ 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.
^ Harar history till 1875. Encyclopedia Aethiopica.

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[1] TESFAYE, Adil. THE EVALUATION OF HISTORICAL CITY CENTER OF HARAR, ETHIOPIA, IN THE FRAME OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE AND TOURISM (PDF). 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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