Axum
town in Tigray Region, Ethiopia
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Summary
Axum is a city[1]. Axum ranks in the top 6% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,399 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Mehakelegnaw Zone[3]
- Country: Ethiopia[4]
- Instance of: district of Ethiopia[5]
- Twinned administrative body: Denver[6]
- Commons category: Aksum[7]
- Topic's main category: Category:Axum (city)[8]
- Commons gallery: አክሱም[9]
- Population: 66,800[10], 44,647[11], 94,515[12]
- Described by source: Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[13], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[14], Pauly–Wissowa[15], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[16], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[17], Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[18], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[19], Slovník naučný[20]
- Capital of: Kingdom of Aksum[21], Mehakelegnaw Zone[22], Tigray Region[23]
- Heritage designation: World Heritage Site[24]
- Category for people who died here: Q21005526[25]
- Different from: Ruins of Aksum[26]
- Elevation above sea level: 2131 m[27]
- Area: 17.27 km²[28], 17 km²[29]
- World Heritage criteria: (i)[30], (iv)[31]
- Category for the view of the item: Category:Views of Aksum[32]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Axum include Axum Airport[33], an airport[34], in Ethiopia[35].
Why It Matters
Axum has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] Axum is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]
Entities named for Axum include Axum Airport[33], an airport[34], in Ethiopia[35].