Aksum: facts

At a glance

• Country: Ethiopia
• Region: Tigray
• Administrative status: populated place (GeoNames code PPL)
• Population: approximately 94,500
• Coordinates: 14.1211° N, 38.7234° E
• Time zone: Africa/Addis_Ababa (UTC+03:00)
• Currency: Birr (ETB)
• Distance to the capital, Addis Ababa: 567 km (352 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Axum Airport (AXU): 6.0 km (3.8 mi), straight line
• Shire Inda Selassie Airport (SHC): 49 km (30 mi), straight line
• Mekele Alula Aba Nega Airport (MQX): 114 km (71 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Adwa: 20 km (12 mi)
• Ksad-Ika, Eritrea: 45 km (28 mi)
• Inda Silase: 48 km (30 mi)
• Enda-Ghergis, Eritrea: 48 km (30 mi)
• Intich'o: 49 km (31 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Inda Silase, 48 km (30 mi)