Aksum

or Ax·um

[ ahk-soom ]

noun

1. the capital of an ancient Ethiopian kingdom, ruled by Himyaritic emigrants from Arabia.

Aksum

/ ˈɑːksʊm /

noun

1. an ancient town in N Ethiopia, in the Tigre region: capital of the Aksumite Empire (1st to 6th centuries ad ). According to tradition, the Ark of the Covenant was brought here from Jerusalem