🇪🇹 Ethiopia Tigray Region 2 tours

Axum Stelae

Ancient capital of the Axumite Empire — granite obelisks and the Ark of the Covenant tradition.

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Country

🇪🇹 Ethiopia

Region

Tigray Region

Best time

October–March

Coordinates

14.130, 38.720

About Axum Stelae

Axum was the capital of one of antiquity's great civilisations — its granite stelae, the tomb of King Bazen, and the Chapel of the Tablet (claimed home of the Ark of the Covenant) are UNESCO-listed.

Highlights

  • Giant granite stelae
  • Queen of Sheba's palace
  • St Mary of Zion Church
  • Mythical Ark tradition
Live forecast · Axum Stelae
20°C Light drizzle · 12 km/h wind
Updated 2026-07-18T15:30
  1. 🌧 25° 14° 💧 3.3mm
  2. 🌦 24° 14° 💧 3.3mm
  3. 🌦 24° 15° 💧 1.0mm
  4. 🌦 25° 16° 💧 0.8mm
  5. 🌦 24° 17° 💧 6.6mm
  6. 🌧 24° 15° 💧 6.7mm
  7. 🌦 18° 14° 💧 7.6mm
Weather data by Open-Meteo.com
Live wildlife observations
Recently spotted near Axum Stelae

Real observations published to GBIF by researchers, lodges, and citizen scientists — refreshed daily.

Mocking Cliff Chat
2025-02-11 · Tigray
Salvia tiliifolia
2025-02-05 · Ethiopia
Mocking Cliff Chat
2024-01-12 · Tigray
Threskiornis aethiopicus
2024-03-20 · Ethiopia
Calotropis procera
2024-04-12 · Ethiopia
Agapornis taranta
2024-04-07 · Ethiopia
Source: GBIF.org — Global Biodiversity Information Facility

Best time to visit

October–March

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