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Axum

Eastern Africa

Axum, also spelled Aksum, is a town in the Tigray Region of Ethiopia with a population of 66,900 residents. It is the site of the historic capital of the Aksumite Empire.

Facts
Population
94,515 1
Area (sq km)
17.27 2
Population Estimate Year
2022 2
Elevation (m)
2131 2
Latitude
14.116667 degrees north 2
Longitude
38.733333 degrees east 2
Elevation Band
Mountain 3
Climate Zone
Dry 4
Time Zone
UTC+03:00 3
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Sources
1. Axum (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Infobox: population_total
    94515
  • In Group: Cities of Eastern Africa (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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2. Axum (Wikidata)
  • P625 (coordinate location)
    latitude 14.116667, longitude 38.733333
  • P2044 (elevation above sea level)
    elevation 2131 m
  • P2046 (area)
    area 17.27 sq km
  • P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
    population (2022)
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3. GeoNames: Aksum - GeoNames
GeoNames
  • cities500 record 344420
    14.12109 38.72337 P PPL ET 53 94500 2131 Africa/Addis_Ababa
  • Place record, elevation
    Elevation ca. 2131 m
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4. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 14.25, 38.75
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 14.25, 38.75
14.25 38.75 BSh
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Wikidata: Axum
Wikidata Q5832, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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