The Geography of the Ancient Walled City of Harar: Urban Structure, Cultural Heritage, and Population Diversity
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- Identifier
- 281
- Title
- The Geography of the Ancient Walled City of Harar: Urban Structure, Cultural Heritage, and Population Diversity
- Author
- Roberto Bianchini, Kadigia Ali Mohamud, and Francesco Maimone1 See all items with this value
- Date
- 2009 See all items with this value
- Type
- Articles See all items with this value
- Description
- From 1997 to 2003, a wide data set about the old Ethiopian city of Harar, the mostimportant historical and cultural centre of the Islamic world in the Horn of Africa, wascollected and analysed using the latest geographic information technology. Precise geotopographicaldescription of the urban elements, significant artistic and historical features,prevailing environmental conditions, and demographic and health particulars of the entireresident population were linked closely together to draw a comprehensive portrait of theancient walled city.
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