A Harari cultural festival lasting 24 hours. Held on the 8th day of the Islamic calendar month of Shewal (through 2028 this will be in March; in 2029 it will be in February).
Located in a mansion where Haile Selassie lived as a child. Better to have a guide for this one to explain the dusty artifacts.
A mansion that once housed the renowned French poet Arthur Rimbaud now converted to a museum.
Harar Catholic Cathedral of the Holy Name of Mary
One of two churches in the Jugol. Has an impressive carved wood door.
Medhane Alem Cathedral
A beautiful Ethiopian Orthodox cathedral on the Feres Magala square.
Grand Mosque of Harar
At the centre of the Jugol. Only Muslims may enter.
Emir Nur's Tomb
A domed shrine for the 16th-century Emir of Harar.