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

From BBC • Jan. 3, 2025

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

Aksum had once been at the centre of a large empire.

From BBC • Dec. 1, 2023

Aksum occupied the region of modern Ethiopia, while Himyar was located on the other side of the Red Sea in modern-day Yemen.

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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