Axum

Axum, properly Aksum, is a city in Tigray, northern Ethiopia, located at the base of the Adoua mountains. It was the center of the Axumite Kingdom, which emerged around the time of the birth of Jesus and declined in the 12th century due to the shift of the power center of the Ethiopian Empire further south. Seventy-five percent of the people in the city are Ethiopian Orthodox Christians. The remainder of the population is Sunni Muslim and P'ent'ay.

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City - Tigray - Ethiopia - Adoua - Axumite Kingdom - Jesus - 12th century - Orthodox Christian - Sunni - Muslim - P'ent'ay

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Due to its historical value, the ruins were included by UNESCO, in 1980, in the list of World Heritage Sites.

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Historical - UNESCO - 1980 - World Heritage Site

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