Aksum

American  

[ahk-soom] / ˈɑk sʊm /

Or Axum

noun

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

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Aksum British  

/ 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

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Example Sentences

The Abyssinians is set in the 5th Century in the Aksumite Empire, also known as the Kingdom of Aksum.

From BBC

Aksum was a wealthy and influential monarchy that at its height spanned what is now northern Ethiopia, Eritrea, Sudan, southern Saudi Arabia and western Yemen.

From BBC

"I feel like Aksum is completely excluded out of that picture. Ethiopia is a cradle of civilisation - and yet I feel that it is never really included in our understanding of global history," says Desta.

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She is seen by some as dictatorial and instrumental in Aksum's downfall, says Desta - who travelled to Ethiopia as part of her research for the play.

From BBC

Aksum is a holy site for Ethiopian Orthodox Christians who say it is home to the Ark of the Covenant, believed to contain the 10 commandments handed down to Moses by God - and later brought to the city from Jerusalem.

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