Axum Axum Abraha (died 570) was a governor of the territories in Arabia for the Axumite Kingdom, and later king of modern Yemen. ...more on Wikipedia about "Abraha"
Adulis is an archeological site in Eritrea, about 30 miles south of Massawa. It was the port of the Kingdom of Aksum, located on the coast of the Red Sea. ...more on Wikipedia about "Adulis"
Axum, properly Aksum, is a city in Tigray, northern Ethiopia, located at near 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. ...more on Wikipedia about "Axum"
The Church of Our Lady Mary of Zion (“Igzi’itne Maryam S’iyon Yeityop'iya Ortodoks Baytekristiyan” in the languages of Ethiopia) of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church is the most important and one of the oldest churches of Ethiopia. The original church is believed to have been built during the reign of Ezana, the first Orthodox Christian emperor of Ethiopia, during the fourth century AD. ...more on Wikipedia about "Church of Our Lady Mary of Zion"
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The Hawulti is an Aksumite era obelisk located in Matara, Eritrea. ...more on Wikipedia about "Hawulti"
The Kingdom of Aksum (or Axum), was an important trading nation in northeastern Africa, growing from ca. 5th century BC to become an important trading nation by the 1st century AD. It converted to Christianity in 325 or 328 (various sources). ...more on Wikipedia about "Kingdom of Aksum"
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Matara (or Metera), is an archeological site in Eritrea (a few kilometers south of Senafe), it was a major Aksumite & Pre-Aksumite City. ...more on Wikipedia about "Matara, Eritrea"
Mendefera or Adi Ugri is a village in Eritrea, lying immediately south of Senafe. It was an important town of the Aksumite civilisation, but originated as early as the fifth century BC. Features of the site include the Metera Stele, with pre- Islamic symbols. Numerous buildings have been excavated since 1959, with both crosses and local and Roman coins found. Many areas, including tombs, remain to be investigated. ...more on Wikipedia about "Mendefera"
Qohaito was an Aksumite city in what is now Eritrea, lying over 2,500 m above sea level. It is often though to be the town known to the Ancient Greeks as Koloe. It thrived as a stop on the trade route, between Aksum and Adulis, and may have been a summer capital of the empire. It is thought that crops were interspersed with buildings in the town, ruined buildings including the pre- Christian Temple of Mariam Wakino and the Sahira Dam (which may be pre-Aksumite). ...more on Wikipedia about "Qohaito"
Yeha is a town in the north of Ethiopia, located in the region of Tigray. ...more on Wikipedia about "Yeha"
Zula is a small town in Eritrea near the head of Annesley Bay (also known as the Bay of Zula) on the African coast of the Red Sea. Four kilometers away is the archeological site of Adulis, which was an emporium and the port of Axum. ...more on Wikipedia about "Zula"
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