The Church of St. Mary of Zion in Axum, Ethiopia, is where the sacred Ark of the Covenant is believed to be housed. Shutterstock / Artush. According to legend, the ark was brought to Ethiopia in ...

The Church of St. Mary of Zion in Axum, in the Tigray region of Ethiopia, in November 2013.

Worshippers gather outside a church complex in Axum, the holiest city for Orthodox Ethiopians, June 11, 2021. (Yan Boechat/VOA) In past years, pilgrims and tourists would flock to Axum to pray ...

The Church of St. Mary of Zion in Axum, Ethiopia, where the sacred Ark of the Covenant is believed to be housed. AP Explore More At least 66 ...

The Church of St. Mary of Zion, the country’s most sacred Ethiopian Orthodox church, is seen in Axum, in the Tigray region of Ethiopia, November 2013. Witnesses, including the church’s deacon, have ...

UPDATE: Interviews conducted with witnesses and survivors by The Associated Press this week add more credence to reports of large-scale violence in Axum and around the Our Lady Mary of Zion Church ...

In case that’s not your thing: Axum’s menu follows a consistent blueprint of meat and/or vegetables with injera. For something less spicy, try the beef alicha (without berbere) tibs ($23).

It is said to have been in the Axum church since the 1960s. A shocking video filmed at the monastery of Debre Abay, south-west of Axum, appears to show the aftermath of a war crime carried out by ...

Marvel at the immense granite stelae in Axum, Ethiopia, towering monoliths crafted by ancient civilizations#axum#ethiopia#megaliths Brien Foerster Posted: April 25, 2025 | Last updated: April 25, 2025 ...

An elderly woman who fled to the city of Axum in the Tigray region of Ethiopia to seek safety sits with her head bandaged after being wounded during an attack on the city, Monday, Nov. 30, 2020 ...

In northern Ethiopia, in the Tigray region, lies Axum (also spelled Aksum), an ancient city that once stood at the heart of one of Africa’s most powerful historical kingdoms: the Kingdom of Axum.