Haramaya University is a 55 years
old University. The University was re-organized under the Council of Ministers Regulation No. 198/1994 as Alemaya University of Agriculture.
But up on addition of new Faculties, it was renamed as Haramaya University with Council of Ministers Regulation No. 123/2006, as of Feb. 2006.
The University is located
at about 510 Km from Addis Ababa in the Eastern Hararghe Zone
at a distance of about 20 km and 40 km from the two nearby towns:
Harar and Dire Dawa respectively. see more...