Ifat (historical region)

This article is about the ancient region in the Horn of Africa. For the sultanate, see Ifat Sultanate.

Ifat (Harari: ኣው ፋጥ Aw Fāt; Amharic: ይፋት Yifāt; Somali: Awfat) also known as Wafāt or Awfāt (along with its eponymous capital) in Arabic texts, was a historical Muslim region in the Horn of Africa. It was located on the eastern edge of Shewa.

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