Sister Cities of the World

Sister cities of Axum

Axum or Aksum (አክሱም) is a city in northern Ethiopia that was the original capital of the kingdom of Axum. It has a population of 56,500 (2010) and is governed as an urban woreda. Axum was a naval and trading power that ruled the region from about 400 BC into the 10th century. The kingdom was also arbitrarily identified as Abyssinia, Ethiopia, and India in medieval writings. In 1980 UNESCO added Aksum's archaeological sites to its list of World Heritage Sites due to their historical value.

Located in the Mehakelegnaw Zone of the Tigray Region near the base of the Adwa mountains, Axum has an elevation of 2,131 meters. Axum is surrounded by La'ilay Maychew woreda.

It is served by Axum Airport (ICAO code HAAX, IATA AXU).

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