Cushitic ethnic group native to the Horn of Africa
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Afar (Qafar)
Qafara عفر
An Afar man in nomadic attire, 1950
Total population
3,350,000 (2019–2022)[1]
Regions with significant populations
Horn of Africa
Ethiopia
2,700,000 (2022)[1]
Djibouti
342,000 (2019)[1]
Eritrea
304,000 (2022)[2]
Languages
Afar
Religion
Sunni Islam
Related ethnic groups
Saho, Somalis, Beja, and other Cushitic peoples[3]
The Afar (Afar: Qafár), also known as the Danakil, Adali and Odali, are a Cushitic ethnic group inhabiting the Horn of Africa.[4] They primarily live in the Afar Region of Ethiopia and in northern Djibouti, as well as the entire southern coast of Eritrea. The Afar speak the Afar language, which is part of the Cushitic branch of the Afroasiatic family.[5] Afars are the only inhabitants of the Horn of Africa whose traditional territories border both the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden.[6]
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^Fairhead, J. D., and R. W. Girdler. "A discussion on the structure and evolution of the Red Sea and the nature of the Red Sea, the Gulf of Aden and Ethiopia rift junction-The seismicity of the Red Sea, Gulf of Aden and Afar triangle." Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series A, Mathematical and Physical Sciences 267.1181 (1970): 49–74.
for centuries to refer to the Afarpeople, their language, culture, and way of life. Its usage reflects the Afarpeople’s sense of pride in their unique...
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existed in the Afar Region in eastern Ethiopia from the 18th to the 20th century. It was considered to be the leading monarchy of the Afarpeople, to whom the...
cultural traits with other Cushitic peoples, especially with Lowland East Cushitic people, specifically the Afar and the Saho. Ethnic Somalis are principally...
cultural leader of the Afarpeople. Under his rule, significant progress was made towards modernising agriculture amongst the pastoral Afar; attracting foreign...
North Shewa, and the Afar region, the TDF and the Oromo Liberation Army carried out joint mass attacks against Afar and Amhara people. With no cost one can...
characters. The Afar Revolutionary Democratic Unity Front (Afar: Qafar Uguugumoh Demokrasiyyoh Inkiinoh Fooca; abbreviated ARDUF) is an Afar political party...
is made up of mainly ethnic Afarpeople, and was founded in early 1995-1996 following a revolt by the Red Sea Afarpeople led by Ahmed Humed, after the...
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as a Gile in Afar language, in Somali known as Qolxad, is a type of dagger with a long curved blade used by the Somali and Afarpeople found in Djibouti...
Mahamoud Ali Youssouf (Afar: Macamud Qali Yuusuf, Somali: Maxamuud Cali Yuusuf, Arabic: محمود علي يوسف; born 2 September 1965) is a Djiboutian diplomat...
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scholar Enrico Cerulli asserts that although Aussa became dominated by the Afarpeople, the ancient Semitic speaking Muslim kingdom survived in the form of...
assimilated by Somalis as well as Afars. The Harari people are considered to be the closest remaining link to the Harla people, as the Hararis were founded...
braid. Box braids are also commonly worn by the Khoisan people of South Africa and the Afarpeople in the horn of Africa. In Africa, braid styles and patterns...
by various militant groups and regional militias; including the Tigray People's Liberation Front. During Emperor Haile Selassie's reign, laws began to...
and the People's Democratic Republic of Ethiopia from 1975 to 1991. After the Ethiopian Civil War ended in 1991, the ALF continued to promote Afar interests...
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