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Town in Tigray Region, Ethiopia
Photo: A. Davey from Where I Live Now: Pacific Northwest, CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons
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Built by Emperor Yohannis IV.
Women may not enter the church or treasury.
A pre-Christian and pre-Aksumite temple dating back at least 2500 years. Undergoing restoration. There is also a small museum containing pre-Christian artefacts and Christian manuscripts, crosses, paintings etc.
According to tradition, Abba Aftse, one of the Nine Saints of the 5th century, founded a monastery here. Outside, you can see boys reciting passages in Ge'ez, the ancient scriptural language of Ethiopia, as part of their church education.
By plane
Axum Airport is between Adwa and Axum. There are daily flights from Addis Ababa, Gondar and Lalibela.
By bus
There is a daily bus from Mekele via Abi Addi.
Minibuses run to Yeha, taking 50 minutes and costing 13 birr. Be prepared for a bumpy ride. The last one back to Adwa leaves at about 4pm.
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