Axum
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| Elevation | 2131 |
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| Zone | Mehakelegnaw |
| Inscription | 1980 (4th Session) |
| Criteria | Cultural: i, iv |
| Local time | Friday 9:05 AM |
| Weather | 22°C, Wind SE at 10 km/h, 47% Humidity |
| Did you know | Axum is the seventh-oldest continuously inhabited city in northern Africa (continuously inhabited since c. 400 BC). |
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| ID | 645009 |
About Axum
Aksum is a city in northern Ethiopia. It's known for its tall, carved obelisks, relics of the ancient Kingdom of Aksum. Most are in the northern Stelae Park, including a huge fallen pillar, now in pieces. Centuries-old St. Mary of Zion is a Christian church and pilgrimage site believed to have housed the biblical Ark of the Covenant. The neighboring Chapel of the Tablet is said to contain the Ark today.
