The palace of Queen Sheba locally known as Dungur which is believed to be constructed between the fourth and sixth century AD, is among the severely damaged historical sites according to local tourist guide Tekle Berhe. Addis Standard has learned that the renovation was dropped following the outbreak of the war in November 2020 in the region. Locals clearing the site of Axum obelisks (Photo: Social Media)Welu Gebrselassie, lecturer of Archaeological and heritages department at Axum University raised his fears that one of the Axum obelisks, Stelae 3, which is 24 meters in height and 160 tons in weight could eventually fall down. Despite the damages to its historical and archeological sites, Axum also incurred significant loss of artifacts from its Archeological Museum. Now we have peace, I hope with special attention from the government, Axum will again become a tourism hub”.

Source: Ethiopian News May 26, 2023 15:15 UTC