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Ancient Axum and Harar Hold Key Roles in Ethiopian War News
The fall of Aduwa shifts interest to Axum Harar and Diredawa as Italian and Ethiopian forces clash. Axum famed for historic monuments and possible Ark legends, Harar famed walled city trade hub and coffee center, Diredawa a railoutlet in the southeast, while Ogaden stretches toward the Webbe Shibeli river.
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National Geographic Society
Washington, D. C
WNU
IICE
Aduwa
Ethiopia
Italy
Aksum
Harar
Diredawa
Ogaden
Thia
Mohammed Gran
Red Sea
Europe
Addis Ababa
Djibouti
United States
Yemen
Adel
Zaila
Richard Burton
Sudan
Ménelik II
Ethiopian Plateau