Aksum

American

[ahk-soom] / ˈɑk sʊm /

Or Axum

noun

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

Aksum British

/ ˈɑːksʊm /

noun

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

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Aksum, which is said to be the birthplace of the biblical Queen of Sheba, was the focal point of the conflict.

From BBC • Dec. 1, 2023

Worshippers from across the country - who had been on different sides of the conflict - came to Aksum in the spirit of peace.

From BBC • Dec. 1, 2023

People also stayed in church compounds or the houses of relatives if they had some in Aksum.

From BBC • Dec. 1, 2023

Slowly the Kingdom of Ethiopia incorporated this area, and Aksum became an agricultural community ruled by a landed aristocracy.

From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023

Ax�um, or Aksum, a town in Tigr�, a division of Abyssinia, once the capital of an important kingdom, and at one time the great depot of the ivory trade in the Red Sea.

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 3 Atrebates to Bedlis by Various

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