Tigray, Ethiopia · Africa
94,500
Population
Africa
Continent
Addis_Ababa
Timezone
ET
Country Code
Axum, also spelled Aksum ( ), is a town in the Tigray Region of Ethiopia with a population of 66,900 residents (as of 2015). It is the site of the historic capital of the Aksumite Empire. Axum is located in the Central Zone of the Tigray Region, near the base of the Adwa mountains. It has an elevation of 2,131 metres (6,991 feet) and is surrounded by La'ilay Maychew, a separately administered woreda of the Tigray region. In 1980, UNESCO added Axum's archaeological sites to its list of World Heri...
Coordinates
14.1211°, 38.7234°
Region/State
Tigray
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Country
Ethiopia
Region
Tigray
Timezone
Africa/Addis_Ababa
Population
94,500
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