UNESCO
tentative ◈ hidden gem
tentative ◈ hidden gem
📷 Wikimedia Commons · CC
Where in the world
Ethiopia
Yeha
Aksumite · Ethiopia
Field notes
- civilizations
- Aksumite
- types
- Village
- built
- 700 BCE — 600 BCE
- occupied
- 800 BCE — 700 CE
- country
- Ethiopia
The site
Yeha is a town in the northern Tigray region of Ethiopia and one of the oldest centers of the pre-Aksumite world, with occupation reaching back before 800 BCE. It likely served as the capital of the kingdom of Dʿmt, and its remains include a monumental temple and a palace. On Ethiopia's UNESCO tentative list, Yeha stands among the earliest known monuments of civilization in the Horn of Africa.
