It is Aksum not, Axum -_- ... They built Obelisks
Axum is now where modern day Ethiopia is.
Kaleb of Axum died in 540.
Axum was not isolated from trade
Aksum is the name of a powerful, urban Iron Age Kingdom in Ethiopia, that flourished in the centuries before and after the time of Christ. Its location made it prosper because the surrounding nations were so underdeveloped.
The relations between Muslims and Christians in Axum were peaceful. The Axum was on good terms with their Islamic neighbors.
The Axum port city
The airport code for Axum Airport is AXU.
Axum is not located in a desert. It is located in a sub tropical highland.
Axum had protected Muslims from persecution
Aksum is the name of a powerful, urban Iron Age Kingdom in Ethiopia, that flourished in the centuries before and after the time of Christ. Its location made it prosper because the surrounding nations were so underdeveloped.
The city state is Axum that owed its strength to its location on the Red Sea.