page_title: Axum
hierarchical_section_title: Axum
caption_attribution_description: This image is a zoomed-in version of Eastern Hemisphere in 565 AD
context_page_description: Axum or Aksum is a town in northern Ethiopia. It was the original capital of the Kingdom of Aksum. Axum is located in the Tigray Region near the base of the Adwa mountains.
context_section_description: Axum or Aksum is a town in northern Ethiopia.  It was the original capital of the Kingdom of Aksum. Axum is located in the Tigray Region near the base of the Adwa mountains.
caption: Near East in 565 AD, showing the kingdom of Aksum and its neighbors
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