Axum
Americannoun
noun
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Zeresenay Alemseged doesn’t remember the 1974 discovery of the famous fossil Lucy at Hadar in Ethiopia, because he was 5 years old, living 600 kilometers away in Axum.
From Science Magazine • Apr. 3, 2024
At the hospital in Axum town, the increase was 96%.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 20, 2023
The pictures and videos, verified by The Post, show Eritrean soldiers strolling through the town of Axum in northern Tigray.
From Washington Post • Jan. 25, 2023
Axum, in northern Tigray, was the capital of the Axumite Empire, which spanned almost the entirety the first millenia AD.
From Reuters • Nov. 3, 2021
About 570 the dynasts of Yemen, who had been subdued by the Ethiopians of Axum, applied to Chosroes for help.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 3 "Chitral" to "Cincinnati" by Various
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