Aksum (Axum)
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city, UNESCO World Heritage Site
Axum (historically), properly Aksum (by modern conventions of transliteration from the original Ge'ez), is a city in northern Ethiopia named after the long lived Kingdom of Aksum, a naval and trading power that ruled from the region ca. 400 BC into the 10th century—nearly a millennium and a half. The kingdom was occasionally referred to in medieval writings as "Ethiopia".
Due to their historical value, in 1980 UNESCO added Aksum's archaeological sites to its list of World Heritage Sites.
Due to their historical value, in 1980 UNESCO added Aksum's archaeological sites to its list of World Heritage Sites.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Axum
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 14°7'19"N 38°44'1"E
- Asmara 140 km
- Gonder 218 km
- Debre Tabor 263 km
- Kassala 306 km
- Bahir Dar 319 km
- NEW HALFA 366 km
- Al Qadarif 370 km
- Sinja 533 km
- Ar-Rossieres 534 km
- Ad Damazin 540 km
- Aksum Airport 5.2 km
- Gereb 7.1 km
- Adwa Almeda Textiles 15 km
- Damo Galila 18 km
- Metkas Meskel Forest 19 km
- Mt. Soloda 20 km
- Adwa Reservoir 22 km
- Mount Abba Gerima 23 km
- Ra'ay Temeyata 3025 m 29 km
- Mykinetal 34 km
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