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# Aksum
Axum · Ethiopia

UNESCO cultural World Heritage, inscribed in 1980.

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City / localityAxum

Country / geographic scopeEthiopia

Place typeMonuments

Point coordinates14.13019, 38.71861

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## UNESCO World Heritage
Aksum

Cultural · Inscription: 1980

[Read the UNESCO entry ↗](https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/15/)

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