Horn of Africa polity was succeeded by the Sultanate of Ifat around 1285. Ifat was governed from its capital at Zeila in northern Somalia and was the easternmost district of the former Shewa Sultanate. The Adal Sultanate was a medieval multi-ethnic Muslim state centered in the Horn region. At its height, it controlled large parts of Somalia, Ethiopia, Djibouti and Eritrea. Many of the historic cities in the region, such as Amud, Maduna, Abasa, Berbera, Zeila and Harar, flourished during the kingdom's golden age. This period that left behind numerous courtyard houses, mosques, shrines and walled enclosures. Under the leadership of rulers such
Going Up the Country ambiguous: "Going Up the Country" was first released on Canned Heat's third album, "Living the Blues", in October 1968. Liberty Records released the song as a single on November 22, 1968, which peaked at number 11 on the U.S. "Billboard" Hot 100 singles chart on January 25, 1969. "Going Up the Country" was Canned Heat's highest charting single in the US. In January 7, 1969, the song peaked at number 19 on the UK Singles Chart. The song appears on several Canned Heat compilation albums, including "Canned Heat Cookbook", "" (1989) and "Uncanned! The Best of Canned Heat" (1994). Canned