Afar Camp in Ethiopia with Cows and Camels

Qafar
Afar

Afar camp near Gewane
Rainy season 2009
Ethiopia

Photo: Pavel Mikes

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The Afar (Afar: Qafár), also known as the Danakil, are an ethnic group in the Horn of Africa. They primarily live in the Afar Region of Ethiopia and in northern Djibouti.

The Afar are traditionally roaming farmers, raising goats, sheep, and cows in the desert.