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The ruins of the ancient city of Aksum are located close to Ethiopia's northern border. #World Heritage Axum Ethiopia, Ethiopian Art, Ethiopian Culture, Ancient Places, Horn Of Africa, African Architecture, Ancient Technology, Ancient Mysteries, Ancient City

The 36 UNESCO World Heritage Sites located in East Africa: Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda. Sites are listed chronologically according to their inscription date oldest (Simien National Park, 1978) to youngest (The Historic Town and Archaeological Site of Gedi, 2024) Descriptions taken from the UNESCO World Heritage <a href="http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/" rel="noreferrer nofollow">website</a>.

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Great Stelae and St. Mary's of Zion church, Axum, Ethiopia… | Flickr Axum Ethiopia, Afro Inspiration, History Of Ethiopia, Church Images, Manchester United Wallpaper, Hacker Wallpaper, Church Pictures, Ancient Technology, Original Iphone Wallpaper

The Stelae were built from 100 BC to the 300's AD. They mark the burial place of the king. Each king wanted a larger stelae than the last, the the oldest ones are the smallest. The last one built was the "Great Stelae," which measured 99 feet. All of the stelae were made from a single slab of rock, not with bricks. The Great Stelae remains to this day the largest stone monolith humans have ever erected, though it has fallen since. The practice of building Stelae ended with the comming of…

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Ethiopia History, African Mountains, Axum Ethiopia, Ethiopian Landscape, Ethiopia Aesthetic, Fantastic Scenery, Africa Bucket List, Ethiopia Travel, Ethiopian Culture

I am going to close out my Axum photos for now with a photo of Abba Pentalewon monastery, seen from nearby Abba Liquanos monastery's hill. The photo leaves a lot to be desired from my conception, and I will be trying it again when I return, but I thought it a fitting cap-stone to the Axum section.

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