Tags: Ethnic Group.
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 although some also inhabit the southern point of Eritrea. Afars speak the Afar language which is part of the Cushitic branch of the Afro-Asiatic family.
