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The Afar Region (/ ˈ ɑː f ɑːr /; Afar: Qafar Rakaakayak; Amharic: ዓፋር ክልል), formerly known as Region 2, is a regional state in northeastern Ethiopia and the homeland of the Afar people. Its capital is the planned city of Semera, which lies on the paved Awash – Assab highway.
La región Afar [1] [2] (en afar: Qafár Rakaakayih Doolata) es uno de las 10 regiones étnicas en que está dividida Etiopía [3] [4] conocida también por Afaria, es la patria del pueblo afar. Con anterioridad a 1995 era conocido como región 2.
Los Afar de Etiopía viven en campamentos rodeados por cercados de espinos que los protegen de los ataques de animales salvajes o miembros de una tribu del enemigo. Sus casas ovaladas, llamadas ari , se construyen con esteras de palma. Mantienen algunas creencias y costumbres pre-islámicas .
Afar, people of the Horn of Africa who speak Afar (also known as ’Afar Af), a language of the Eastern Cushitic branch of the Afro-Asiatic language family. They live in northeastern Ethiopia, southeastern Eritrea, and Djibouti, where, with the Issas, they are the dominant people.
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The "Red" Afar (Asayahamara) are found in inland, western regions where the landscape is dominated by red desert and volcanic lava. The Asayahamara are said to have invaded, conquered then intermarried with the Adoyahmara. Traditional "red" Afar (Asayahamara) houses, Ethiopia.
The Afar Region is one of Ethiopia’s nine official Region-States. Its official capital is Semera, though its traditional capital is Asaita. In addition to the 1.8 million Afar estimated to live in Ethiopia, another 300,00 live in Djibouti and 100,000 in Eritrea.
Afar. Regional Brief. General Overview. Afar region is located in north eastern Ethiopia with an estimated population of two million. The Afar people are mainly pastoralists. They depend on their cattle for food and income. The region is predominantly inhabited by Muslim pastoralists or agro-pastoralists.
