Aksum: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	Axum
Date	c. 100 - c. 1100

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Map of Africa and surrounding regions with the territory of the ancient kingdom of Aksum highlighted in orange. The highlighted area covers parts of present-day Ethiopia, Eritrea, Yemen, and Djibouti, showing Aksum's location near the Red Sea in northeastern Africa.

Tall stone obelisk with carved details stands among several smaller stelae at the Aksum Kingdom site in Ethiopia, with trees and blue sky in the background.

Map of Africa showing the location of Aksum, marked in bold red text in the northeastern part of the continent, near the Red Sea in present-day Ethiopia. Surrounding continents Europe and Asia, as well as the Atlantic and Indian Oceans, are also labeled for context.

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