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Afar

Afar is one of the nine ethnic divisions (kililoch) of Ethiopia. Its capital is Asayita. Covering 96,707 km2 in the northeast of the country, its population (as of 1999) is 1,188,000. The Afar language is spoken in the district.

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Peoples of the Horn of Africa: Somalia, Afar and Saho
by: I.M. Lewis
01 September, 1998

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From Afar to Zulu: A Dictionary of African Cultures
by: James Haskins, Jim Haskins, Joann Biondi
01 October, 1998

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The Danakil Diary: Journeys Through Abyssinia, 1930-34
by: Wilfred Thesiger
01 November, 1996

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Peoples of the Horn of Africa: Somali, Afar and Saho
by: I. M. Lewis
01 August, 1998

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