Aksum City (Éthiopie)

Located in the region of Tigre in the northern part of Éthiopie, the city of Aksum was taken as the name of the famous Kingdom described in a second-century Greek text "The Third Kingdom of the World" and was given by Romans knew right away.

The capital is on a commercial road to buy rhino horns, ivory, tortoise shells and bottles. Aksum also retains the traces of a glorious era that has survived on a large area: The largest, tallest steles (33m) are the largest monolithic pillars carved and built by humans. ever, stone columns carved with Éthiopie legends and kings.

According to legend, a mausoleum is the tomb of Queen Saba. The western part of the site contains traces of three ancient castles built on the first millennium AD and an ancient eighteenth century tomb, providing valuable evidence for the Éthipie architecture art at the time. .

Listed in the World Heritage List in 1980, the upcoming Aksum will be restored in the framework of the "International Campaign" to preserve and introduce the cultural heritage of Éthiopie.