Where was aksum located?

The Aksumite Kingdom was located in what is now Eritrea and northern Ethiopia. Its capital city, Aksum, is located in the northern part of Ethiopia, about 1,000 kilometers (620 miles) from the capital city of Addis Ababa. The Aksumite Kingdom flourished between the 1st and 7th centuries AD and was a major power in the region, controlling much of the trade between the Red Sea and the Nile Valley.