Axum

Summary

Axum is a city^[1]. Axum ranks in the top 6% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,606 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Axum is located in Axum town^[3].
• Axum is in the country of Ethiopia^[4].
• Axum's instance of is recorded as city^[5].
• Axum's twinned administrative body is recorded as Denver^[6].
• Axum's Commons category is recorded as Aksum^[7].
• Axum's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 14.1218, 'lon': 38.7315}^[8].
• Axum's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Axum (city)^[9].
• Axum's Commons gallery is recorded as አክሱም^[10].
• Axum has a population of {'amount': '+66800'}^[11].
• Axum's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)^[12].
• Axum's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[13].
• Axum's described by source is recorded as Pauly–Wissowa^[14].
• Axum's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[15].
• Axum's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[16].
• Axum's described by source is recorded as Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary^[17].
• Axum's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[18].
• Axum's described by source is recorded as Q12049440^[19].
• Axum's capital of is recorded as Kingdom of Aksum^[20].
• Axum's heritage designation is recorded as World Heritage Site^[21].
• Axum's category for people who died here is recorded as Q21005526^[22].
• Axum's different from is recorded as Ruins of Aksum^[23].
• Axum sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+2131'}^[24].
• Axum covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+17.27'}^[25].
• Axum's World Heritage criteria is recorded as (i)^[26].
• Axum's World Heritage criteria is recorded as (iv)^[27].

Body

Geography

Axum is in the country of Ethiopia^[4]. Axum is located in Axum town^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Axum covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+17.27'}^[25]. Axum sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+2131'}^[24]. Axum has a population of {'amount': '+66800'}^[11].

Designation and Status

Axum's instance of is recorded as city^[5]. Axum's heritage designation is recorded as World Heritage Site^[21].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Axum include Axum Airport^[28], an airport^[29], in Ethiopia^[30].

Why It Matters

Axum ranks in the top 6% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,606 views/month).^[2] Axum has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[31] Axum is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[32]

Entities named for Axum include Axum Airport^[28], an airport^[29], in Ethiopia^[30].