Danākil

by Ficquet, Éloi

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Danākil is the common Arabic name for the ʿAfar population of northeastern Africa. This is a plural form in Arabic derived from the name of an ʿAfar sub-group, the Dankali. From the seventh/thirteenth to the eleventh/seventeenth century, the Dankali ruled the coastal and hinterland areas of the Red Sea, from the Bori peninsula to the area of Baylul, in the southern tip of present-day Eritrea. According to Ethiopian sources, their kingdom was a partner of the Ethiopian Christian kingdom in the n…

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Danākil is the common Arabic name for the ʿAfar population of northeastern Africa. This is a plural form in Arabic derived from the name of an ʿAfar sub-group, the Dankali. From the seventh/thirteenth to the eleventh/seventeenth century, the Dankali ruled the coastal and hinterland areas of the Red Sea, from the Bori peninsula to the area of Baylul, in the southern tip of present-day Eritrea. According to Ethiopian sources, their kingdom was a partner of the Ethiopian Christian kingdom in the ninth/fifteenth century (Perruchon, 138).

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  • Publisher(s):Brill
  • Language:eng

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  • wc:ALei1757

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eng Islam

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Ficquet, Éloi

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