The Harla, also known as Harala, Haralla[1] are an ethnic group that once inhabited Somalia, Djibouti and Ethiopia. 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 Somalia, Djibouti and Ethiopia. They spoke the now-extinct Harla language...
may have been an extension of the ancient Harlapeople.[citation needed] Indeed, there is evidence that Harla architecture may have influenced old buildings...
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...
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...
Its presumed the last remaining pre Oromo invasion inhabitants the Harlapeople were able to survive due to the fortification of the city of Harar. Oromo...
thus named after them called the gate of Argobba. The Argobba and the Harlapeople seem to have relied on each other in the Islamic period. A power struggle...
are considered as once an extension of the ancient Harlapeople including Silt'e and Harari people prior to the Oromo invasions 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...
of old Sidama (Highland East Cushitic) and the extinct Harlapeople who lived under the Harla Kingdom in the ninth century. A cluster of speakers labelled...
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...
inhabited by the sedentary Harlapeople and the nomadic Somali people. Marriage alliances between Argobba, Harari and Somali people were also common within...
Wamo. According to tradition, the Warday alongside the Somali Garre and Harlapeople were previous inhabitants that occupied the region prior to the Oromo...
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...
century. According to Mohammed Hassen, Hubat was the stronghold of the Harlapeople and center of operations for fifteenth century Adal Emir Garad Abun Adashe...
likely the original inhabitants of the region are the Harlapeople. Harar was part of the Harla Kingdom's domain in the sixth century. In the Islamic...
The Harla were assimilated by the Oromo in Ethiopia. While Oromo people have lived in the region for a long time, the ethnic mixture of peoples who have...
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...
are pastoralists. Karrayyu neighbor the Afar and Argobba people. It is believed the extinct Harla ethnicity were assimilated into Karrayyu Oromo. The Karrayyu...
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...
of the city of Lamu to pay tribute to the Somali Sultan Ahmed Yusuf. The Harla, an early group who inhabited parts of Somalia, Tchertcher and other areas...
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...
the Harari (Harla) word "qachin", which means thin, lean, slender, or narrow. In Yunnan, a different categorization is applied and peoples grouped as Wunpong...
(1529–1543). During the conflict, the Somalis sided with the extinct Harlapeople, Afar, Argobba, Hadiya forces along with Turkish and Arab gunmen, with...
Abadir encountered the Gaturi alongside the Harla and Argobba people. Gaturi is claimed by one source to be a Harla sub clan. According to another Harari tradition...
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