Axum
Axum or Aksum is a town in northern Ethiopia. It was the original capital of the Kingdom of Aksum. Axum is located in the Tigray Region near the base of the Adwa mountains.
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ኣኽሱም/አክሱም | |
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| Coordinates: 14°7′N 38°44′E / 14.117°N 38.733°ECoordinates: 14°7′N 38°44′E / 14.117°N 38.733°E | |
| Country |  Ethiopia |
| Region | Tigray |
| Zone | Mehakelegnaw |
Axum Media
Sketch of the Obelisk of Axum by Henry Salt, 1809
German "Aksum Expedition", February 1906. From left: Theodor von Lüpke, Dr. Erich Kaschke, Gebre Selassie (Governor of Tigray), Enno Littmann and Daniel Krencker
King Ezana's Stele, in Axum, Ethiopia
Outbuilding supposedly containing the Ark of the Covenant at Tzion Maryam church in Axum Ethiopia.
The Ezana Stone, engraved from AD 330 to 356, is written in ancient Ge'ez, Sabaean and Greek.
Aksum, Tigray, Ethiopia (February 2022)
Axum Airport terminal building.
Reconstruction/ Vue d'artiste du site de Dungur, Axoum, Éthiopie - Musée national d'Addis Abeba
Aksum (Ethiopia)
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