Adal (Harari: አዳል; Somali: Awdal), known as Awdal or Aw Abdal[1][2] was a historical Muslim region in the Horn of Africa.[3][4] Located east of Ifat and the Awash river as far as the coast, and including Harar as well as Zeila.[5][6][7][8] The Zeila state often denoted Adal and other Muslim dominions in medieval texts.[9]