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	Axum - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Axum, properly Aksum, is a city in northern Ethiopia.
		The kingdom of Axum had its own written language called Ge'ez, and also developed a distinctive architecture exemplified by giant obelisks, the oldest of which (though much smaller) date from 5,000-2,000 BC This kingdom was at its height under king Ezana, baptized as Abreha, in the 300s (which was also when it officially embraced Christianity).
		Axum is considered to be the holiest city in Ethiopia and is an important destination of pilgrimages.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Axum (1009 words)

	Ethiopian Airlines - Land of Timeless Appeal - Historical Ethiopia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Axum, Ethiopia's most ancient city, and capital of one of the most glorious empires of the past, is one of the most illustrious links in the Historic Route.
		The churches and monasteries of Axum houses are richly endowed with icons, and some of the historical crowns of ancient emperors.
		Gonder was the 17th Century capital of Ethiopia and is notable for its medieval castles and churches.
	www.flyethiopian.com /ethiopia/history.aspx (944 words)

	Axum the first african capitol
		Ethiopia's claim to the lost Ark of the Covenant is a contentious one.
		The chapel, fashioned out of blocks of gray granite, stands at the heart of Axums extensive monastic complex and is annexed to the seventeenth-century Cathedral of St Mary of Zion where the sacred relic previously rested.
		Another fallen Axum stele, almost nine meters long, bears a relief carving near its apex with a capital formed of two leaves supporting a square within a square surmounted by a triangle.
	www.ethiopiatravel.com /Axum_eng.htm (1928 words)

	Sacred Sites of Ethiopia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The Treasury of the Arc of the Covenant Axum, Ethiopia
		The remote town of Axum was the earliest historical center where the followers of Muhammad freely exercised their religion in an atmosphere of peace without the fear of persecution.
		Axum began to decline in the early decades of the 7th century following the rise and rapid expansion of the Muslim Arabs throughout the Middle East.
	www.sacredsites.com /africa/ethiopia/sacred_sites_ethiopia.html (3766 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Axum
		Modern Axum is the capital of the Abyssinian province of Tigré, and nestles in a kloof, or valley, beneath a lofty peak of the Adoua mountains, at 7,545 feet above the level of the sea.
		The other principal ecclesiastics resident at Axum are the above mentioned Etchigeh (Etchagué), or principal bishop, always a native; the Nebrid, a kind of archdeacon or head of the priesthood and rector of the cathedral; the Lij Kaneat, or judge in ecclesiastical matters, together with monks and priests of various grades.
		Axum claims to hold in the innermost recesses of its cathedral the original Tables of the Law and the tabout, or Ark of the Covenant that the Abyssinians say was brought from Jerusalem to their ancient fortress of Ava by Menelek, the son of Solomon, and the Queen of Sheba, and transferred later to Axum.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/02163a.htm (1183 words)

	Ethiopia-txts
		And when he had arrived in India (i.e., Ethiopia) as bishop, such grace is said to have been given to him by God that apostolic miracles were wrought by him and a countless number of barbarians were converted by him to the faith.
		Axum in the Sixth Century A.D. Despite the drama of the Christianization of Nubia, geography dictated that the later Roman Emperors would seek the alliance of Axum and not the Nubian kingdoms in their struggle with Sassanid Persia for hegemony in the Red Sea basin.
		Axum is a very large city, and may be considered the capital of Ethiopia; it lies more south and east than the Roman empire.
	www29.homepage.villanova.edu /christopher.haas/Ethiopia-txts.htm (2549 words)

	Axum
		Axum is also known for its massive, towering sculptures that are more than two thousand years old.
		Axum dates back some 2,000 years to when it was the hub of the Axumite Empire.
		The 16th century Church of St Mary of Zion is the holiest Christian sanctuary in Ethiopia, and Ethiopians believe that the church houses the Ark of the Covenant, containing the tables on which Moses wrote the Ten Commandments.
	www.selamta.net /axum.htm (829 words)

	Pilot Guides.com:Axum and the Ark of the Covenant
		Axum is a city with a rich history and a history of riches.
		The transfer of the Ark of the Covenant from Jerusalem to Axum is recounted in a medieval epic written in Ge'ez, "The Glory of Kings".
		Axum town is surrounded by dry hills with drab houses roofed with corrugated iron contrasting against the ruins of ancient monument - temples, fortresses, palaces, and churches.
	www.pilotguides.com /destination_guide/africa/ethiopia/axum.php (996 words)

	Axum Alumni Associations
		The purpose of the association is to help Axum and all its districts to provide a better education, health and clean water for the citizens of Axum.
		The main objective of the association is to encourage the people of Axum to participate in the development activities of their area to achieve their goals, to share academic and developmental information, and discuss issues of common interest among members.
		Axum Alumni Association membership shall be open to every body who is 18 and above as well as accepted and committed to abide by these bylaws, with out regard to country of origin, age, gender ethnicity, religion or political persuasion.
	www.axumalumniassociations.com /bylaw.html (1402 words)

	Civilizations in Africa: Axum
		Ezana declared Axum to be a Christian state, thus making it the first Christian state in the history of the world, and began actively converting the population to Christianity.
		So the Ethiopians, unlike other Christians, really saw themselves as inheriting the covenants that Yahweh entered into with his chosen people (as a side note, the Ethiopic Church claims to have the Ark of the Covenant which is the chest in which the Decalogue was kept by the Hebrews).
		Two Christian states north of Axum, Maqurra and Alwa, survived until the thirteenth century when they were finally forced by Muslim migration to become Islamic.
	www.wsu.edu:8080 /~dee/CIVAFRCA/AXUM.HTM (668 words)

	Axum - Ethiopia: Travels of a Youth (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Traveling toward Axum that morning, we realized it was little more than a sleepy village that could only guess at its glorious past when rich merchants; kings, princes, and courtesans; and glorious buildings filled her avenues.
		Climbing toward a ridge, we passed Axum's water supply, Mai Shum, the Queen of Sheba reservoir, a dirty, brown, little lake of runoff water nestled among granitic boulders, one of the Axum's water supplies from antiquity.
		We drove back down the mountain and across Axum to the west side of town through streets with buildings in such a state of disrepair that at times I wondered whether a particular building was ancient or modern.
	www.worksandwords.com /etravels/axum.htm (2183 words)

	Kulanu: Is the Ark of the Covenant in Ethiopia?
		Kulanu: Is the Ark of the Covenant in Ethiopia?
		Is the Ark of the Covenant in Ethiopia?
		Nonetheless, the presence of the ark in Ethiopia is well-documented by the local Jewish faithful.
	www.kulanu.org /ethiopia/ark.html (1029 words)

	yumo.net - Home
		Yumo Tours is a well-established specialist ground operator to the travel trade, established in Ethiopia in 1978, and at the forefront of new developments since the early 1990's.
		Axum contains some of the most mysterious monuments in the world, and is reputed to have been the ancient capital of Sheba around the 10th Century BC.
		Axum is the location of the Church of St Mary of Zion, where the Ark of the Covenant is said to have been placed by Menelik, son of King Solomon, 3000 years ago; a connection with the legendary Queen of Sheba.
	www.yumo.net (399 words)

	Ethiopia - Axum (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Axum is situated near the border with Eritrea were there have been conflicts for some time.
		There is a chapel in Axum that is not very big or very impressive, but it is heavily fortified.
		A short walk outside Axum is the ruins of what is said to be the palace of the Queen of Sheba.
	www.soer.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk /ethiopia/axum.html (643 words)

	Axum Stelae (Obelisks) - Axum, Ethiopia
		In addition to being a possible location of the Ark of the Covenant, the city of Axum in Ethiopia is famed for its giant granite stelae (sometimes called obelisks).
		Christianity was adopted by the royal family in Axum in the 4th century AD, and by the population at large in the 5th century, which means these stelae date from a fascinating period of religious change.
		The second largest of the stelae was looted by Mussolini's troops in 1937 during his occupation of Ethiopia, and stood for decades in the Piazza di Porta Capenamin in Rome, near the Arch of Constantine.
	www.sacred-destinations.com /ethiopia/axum-stelae.htm (969 words)

	Ethiopians welcome back ancient obelisk
		AXUM, Ethiopia — With pealing bells and chanting priests, Ethiopians welcomed the return Tuesday of the first piece of a giant, 1,700-year-old granite obelisk that was looted from the African country 68 years ago by Italian troops.
		Axum was the capital of a powerful, pre-Christian Axum Empire that stretched into parts of the Arabian peninsula.
		Massive obelisks are among a few tangible remains of the past glory of Axum, an area lying in the shadow of the Adwa Mountains where Emperor Menelik II defeated the Italians in 1896 the greatest modern victory of an African army over a European force.
	www.ethiomedia.com /newpress/obelisk_returned.html (835 words)

	General profile of Ethiopia
		Ethiopia’s history as an organized and independent polity dates back to about 100 BC with a kingdom at Axum in the Northern Regional state (Killil) of Tigray.
		The rise of Islam in the Arabian Peninsula had a significant impact on Axum kingdom during the seventh and eighth centuries.By the time of the Prophet Mohammed’s death (A.D.632), the Arabian Peninsula, and thus the entire opposite shore of the Red sea, had come under the influence of the new religion.
		As early as the mid-seventh century, the old capital at Axum had been abandoned; thereafter, it served only as a religious center and as a place of coronation for a succession of kings who traced their lineage to Axum.
	www.mfa.gov.et /Facts_About_Ethiopia/Facts.php (590 words)

	UFO Area Ethiopia’s Axum obelisk to be restored (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Feb 14, 2006 (ADDIS ABABA) — Ethiopia’s famed Axum obelisk, returned to the country in April after being looted by fascist Italy nearly 70 years ago, will be re-erected by the end of 2006, the United Nations said Tuesday.
		The last of the three pieces arrived in Axum on April 25 to great rejoicing among Ethiopians, who regard the obelisk as a national treasure.
		Axum, which dates to 100 BC and was added to the UN’s World Heritage List in 1980, was the capital of the Axumite kingdom that flourished as a major trading center from the fifth century BC to the 10th century AD.
	www.ufoarea.com /aas_ethiopias.html (412 words)

	Special Report: The Axum Obelisk Returns, but Some Still Grumble
		The return in April of the 1,700-year-old Axum obelisk to Ethiopia, after more than a half-century of negotiation and broken promises, is a boost to national pride and adds to the momentum toward the repatriation of colonial cultural spoils.
		One of a group of seven obelisks erected at Axum when Ethiopia adopted Christianity under the Emperor Ezana in the mid-fourth century A.D., the 78-foot-tall monument was taken by the occupying Italian army and shipped to Rome in 1937 to celebrate Mussolini's fifteenth year of power.
		Axum, as the historic center of the Tigray region and seat of the Orthodox Patriarch, is viewed as the exclusive home of the country's political and ecclesiastical elite.
	www.archaeology.org /0507/etc/specialreport.html (932 words)

	Journey to the Roof of Africa on Ethiopia's Holy Route
		Axum, Ethiopia's most ancient city and capital of the historic Axumite state, is the site of many remarkable monolithic stone stelae, or obelisks, the three most important being decorated to represent multi-storied buildings, complete with doors and windows.
		Axum, in its glory days, was a great commercial centre, issuing its own currency and trading with Egypt, Arabia, Persia, India and even Ceylon.
		The Semitic languages of Ethiopia are related to both Hebrew and Arabic, and derive from Ge'ez, the ecclesiastical language.
	www.africa-ata.org /ethiopiajourney_2.htm (2084 words)

	Axum, Ethiopia - The Holy City
		The other reason is that the Ark of the Covenant is at Axum and the Ark is an obvious thing to gather around at a time of exodus.
		Ethiopia has its own calendar which is roughly 7 years behind ours.
		The Axum page at the Ethiopia Travel website is a good one.
	www.exodus2006.com /Axum.htm (551 words)

	Axum travel guide
		Axum is one of the highlights of any trip to Ethiopia.
		Axum was the capital of the Tigray for 2 000 years and suposedly the place where the Queen of Sheba lived.
		According to Ethiopian legend the Ark remains in the 17th-century Cathedral of St. Mary of Zion built by Emperor Haile Selasie, who also happens to be the 227th direct decedent of Menelik 1 (refer to the personal essay under the section "The Ark of the Covenant", for background information).
	www.world66.com /africa/ethiopia/axum (265 words)

	FarShores.org AncientDimensions Mysteries: No Mystery To Location Of Ark, Say Ethiopians (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Fueled by faith, thousands flocked to churches in Axum and throughout Ethiopia on Friday for Timkat, an Ethiopian celebration of the baptism of Jesus Christ.
		The rest of the story is dismissed a propaganda dreamed up in the 12th century to support a new line of Ethiopian kings who hoped to gain legitimacy by tracing their roots to King Solomon.
		Some priests in Axum said they have seen the ark but were not supposed to talk about it.
	farshores.org /axum.htm (853 words)

	Ethiopia in 1995
		Ten centuries before Christ, the eastern part of today's Ethiopia, Eritrea and Yemen were part of the biblical Sabaean Kingdom whose capital Ma'rib was in Yemen.
		In the 3rd century BC power passed to Axum in Ethiopia which flourished and expanded into Sudan and Yemen.
		The situation was further complicated by Somalia's invasion of the Ogaden Desert in eastern Ethiopia and by inter tribal strife unrestrained in the general chaotic atmosphere.
	berclo.net /page95/95en-ethiopia.html (1915 words)

	Ongoing Activities of Interest: Axum, Ethiopia
		Axum has a serious sanitation problem that adversely affects the health of its residents.
		In 1937, Mussolini's troops seized one of Axum's historic obelisks from Ethiopia.
		This long awaited homecoming will be marked by celebrations in Axum and the city expects expatriates from around to return to Ethiopia for the occasion.
	www.denversistercities.org /axumActivities.php (551 words)

	Ethiopia - HISTORY (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Axum was an offshoot of the Semitic Sabeam kingdoms of southern Arabia, it became the greatest ivory market in the north east.
		Over the next few centuries, Axum encroached more and more on Meroe until, when Christianity became the state religion in the 4th century AD, Ethiopia conquered the kingdom.
		* Ethiopia was then plunged into a social revolution and a group of junior army officers imposed a military dictatorship.
	www.africanet.com /africanet/country/ethiopia/history.htm (1107 words)

	East Denver Park District - City of Axum Park
		Axum, Ethiopia is a city over 2,500 years old which is located in the northern Ethiopian region of Tigray.
		It is said that Ethiopia is the last resting place of the Ark of the Covenant, and that, in fact, the Ark is kept at the holy church of Saint Mary of Zion in Axum.
		As the center of ancient Ethiopia, Axum has a rich historical, cultural, and religious heritage which remains to be fully discovered through future research.
	www.denvergov.org /Montclair_Parks/template22115.asp (251 words)

	Amazing Ethiopia Tours
		Ethiopia comprises more than 80 different ethnic groups, the heritage and traditions of each blending to form a unique and colorful cultural mosaic.
		The Virgin is one of the most venerated of all religious figures in Ethiopia.
		"Hidar Zion" is associated with the presence of the Ark of the Covenant in Axum and the belief that the Ark itself is a symbolism to Her womb.
	www.amazingethiopia.com /Festivals.htm (540 words)

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