The Harla, also known as Harala, Haralla[1] are an ethnic group that once inhabited Ethiopia, Somalia, and Djibouti. They spoke the now-extinct Harla language, which belonged to either the Cushitic[2] or Semitic branches of the Afroasiatic family.[3][4][5]
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The Harla, also known as Harala, Haralla are an ethnic group that once inhabited Ethiopia, Somalia, and Djibouti. They spoke the now-extinct Harla language...
people may have been an extension of the ancient Harlapeople. Indeed, there is evidence that Harla architecture may have influenced old buildings (pre-16th...
Sultanate (consisting of Semitic speaking Harari formally known as the Harlapeople, and the Argobba). During the 1600s, there were large-scale migrations...
The Harlapeople, an extinct Afroasiatic-speaking people native to Hararghe, are considered by most scholars to be the precursors to the Harari people. The...
settling in Ifat. Argobba have historical links with Harari and Harlapeople. Argobba people consider the inhabitants of Doba their ancestors. After the collapse...
Harla Kingdom was a 6th century Harla state centered around what is present day eastern Ethiopia. The kingdom had trading relations with the Ayyubid and...
exposed to Oromo invasions. Internal strife arose from conflicts between the Harla and Arab factions. A Harar faction split from the Imamate in 1647 forming...
principality called Hadiya Sultanate. A connection with the Harlapeople who lived under the Harla Kingdom in the ninth century has been sometimes assumed...
the Harari and plausibly the Harlapeople. Its presumed the last remaining pre Oromo invasion inhabitants the Harlapeople were able to survive due to...
the Harlapeople according to the Karrayyu Oromo. According to oral traditions, Shewa had a powerful king named Sarako, who prevented the people from...
are considered as once an extension of the ancient Harlapeople including Silt'e and Harari people prior to the Oromo expansions of the sixteenth century...
Selassie split the provinces. Hararghe was the historical homeland of the Harlapeople and often synonymous with the region of Adal. Hararghe was altered as...
are pastoralists. Karrayyu neighbor the Afar and Argobba people. It is believed the extinct Harla ethnicity were assimilated into Karrayyu Oromo in eastern...
Wamo. According to tradition, the Warday alongside the Somali Garre and Harlapeople were previous inhabitants that occupied the region prior to the Oromo...
inhabited by the sedentary Harlapeople and the nomadic Somali people. Marriage alliances between Argobba, Harari and Somali people were also common within...
century. According to Mohammed Hassen, Hubat was the stronghold of the Harlapeople and center of operations for fifteenth century Adal Emir Garad Abun Adashe...
surrounding Dire Dawa is believed to have been a settlement of the extinct Harlapeople. Historically, the area used to be part of Adal Sultanate during the...
likely the original inhabitants of the region were the Harlapeople. Harar was part of the Harla Kingdom's domain in the sixth century. In the Islamic...
linked to the Harlapeople dating back to the eighth century in the district of Doba located in modern east Oromia. It was home to the people of Doba region...
(1529–1543). During the conflict, the Somalis sided with the extinct Harlapeople, Afar, Argobba, Hadiya forces along with Turkish and Arab gunmen, with...
including Ifat, Fedis, Mora and Biqulzar. The people of Hargaya were reportedly a sub clan of the Harlapeople. In the fourteenth century Hargaya elected...
powerful Mora state in medieval times. Aussa was once home to the extinct Harlapeople, their moniker still exists within clans in rural areas. Aussa is unique...
from the ninth to fourteenth centuries. The people of Gidaya were reportedly a sub clan of the Harlapeople. The earliest mention of Gidaya state is during...
presented here. These include specially the one that related to the ancient Harlapeople, whom we know only through their legends and few descriptions in the...
the Harari (Harla) word "qachin", which means thin, lean, slender, or narrow. In Yunnan, a different categorization is applied and peoples grouped as Wunpong...
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