Adal (historical region)
Historic state in Horn of Africa / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the ancient region in the Horn of Africa. For the sultanate, see Adal Sultanate.
Adal (Harari: አዳል; Somali: Awdal), known as Awdal or Aw Abdal[1] was a historical Muslim region in the Horn of Africa.[2] Located east of Ifat and the Awash river as far as the coast, and including Harar as well as Zeila.[3][4][5] The Zeila state often denoted Adal and other Muslim dominions in medieval texts.[6]