Harar

Harar[a] (Amharic: ሐረር; Harari: ሀረር;[4] Oromo: Adare Biyyo;[5] Somali: Herer; Arabic: هرر), known historically by the indigenous as Harar-Gey[6] or simply Gey[7] (Harari: ጌይ Gēy, lit. 'the city'), is a walled city in eastern Ethiopia. It is also known in Arabic as the City of Saints (Arabic: مدينة الأولياء, romanized: Madīna al-ʾAwliyāʾ). Harar is the capital city of the Harari Region. The ancient city is located on a hilltop in the eastern part of the country and is about 500 kilometres (310 mi) from the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa at an elevation of 1,885 metres (6,184 ft).