For centuries, Harar has been a major commercial center, linked by the trade routes with the rest of Ethiopia, the entire Horn of Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, and, through its ports, the outside world.
几个世纪以来，哈勒尔一直是主要的商业中心，贸易路线延伸至埃塞俄比亚全境，非洲之角、阿拉伯半岛，并通过其港口连接外面的世界。