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From: "Eddie Edmondson" <>
Subject: Re: [ZA-IB] WWW 11 HARRAR where is it ????
Date: Sun, 26 Jan 2003 11:31:58 +1300
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."Ethiopia, formerly known as Abyssinia, is the origin of all coffees of the
world. Harrar is located in east central Ethiopia 225 miles east of Addis
Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia."

Also, There's a Harrar in the middle of the Sudan

Eddie

----- Original Message -----
From: "Margaret Nerine Humphries" <>
To: <>
Sent: Sunday, January 26, 2003 10:27 AM
Subject: [ZA-IB] WWW 11 HARRAR where is it ????


> Evening all
> Does anyone on the list perhaps recognize this place name
> I have a Christmas/Post card sent by my dad to my mom dated 30-6-1941 he
> says that he had bought a Cross and Necklace from the Father at the
> "Harrar Church" have looked at a map and cannot seem to find this
> particular name. According to his army records he had first disembarked
at
> Mombassa but the rest of the writing is very hard to decipher. I know
that
> he was in Namibia, Abysinia North Africa.. On the front of the card is
> "Buon Natale" written on the picture. What language is this and in which
> African country could it have been spoken. He never left Africa although
he
> had signed to be sent anywhere, he became very ill while up North and was
> sent home.
> Anyone have any idea, would be most grateful
>
> Regards
> Margaret
>
>
>
>
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