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The Emirate of Adal or Adal Kingdom was a medieval Muslim state in the eastern regions of the Horn of Africa between the 10th century and the early 14th century centered around the city of Zeila.

Location
The Kingdom was mostly located in modern day Awdal and had Zeila as a capital city but also controlled other interior towns like Abasa or Dakkar extending into the Harar plateau to the south-east and modern day Djibouti in the west.

Early history
Islam was first introduced to the area early on from the Arabian Peninsula, shortly after the Hijrah. Zeila's two-mihrab Masjid al-Qiblatayn dates to the 7th century, and is one of the oldest mosques in the world.

Conquered by Sultan 'Ali Baziyu
Although nominally attached to the State of Awfat at that time, the Emirate still had a noticeable political autonomy under a certain Emir.