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Axum Empire  

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  • Axum is located in north central Ethiopia near the border of Eritrea, a country bordering Ethiopia and the Red Sea. It is the capital of the Abyssinian province of Tigrè. Axum was once the center of a vital trade route connecting the rest of Africa with India, Arabia, and the Far East. [Source: Encyclopedia of Black Studies; Axum Empire]

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