Islam in Ethiopia
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Islam is the second-largest religion in Ethiopia behind Christianity, with 31.3 to 35.9 percent of the total population of around 113.5 million people professing the religion as of 2022.
A mosque in Jimma.
Many diverse forms of Islam are practised in Ethiopia.
A traditional home in Harar with a niche adorned with Islamic calligraphy.
A mosque in Mekelle.
Axum
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Axum, also spelled Aksum, is a town in the Tigray Region of Ethiopia with a population of 66,900 residents. It is the site of the historic capital of the Aksumite Empire.
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Image: Stelae in Main Stelae Field Axum (Aksum) Ethiopia 02 (8702223458)
Image: Maryam Sion in Axum Nebenbau mit der Bundeslade 2010
German "Aksum Expedition", February 1906. From left: Theodor von Lüpke, Dr. Erich Kaschke, Gebre Selassie (Governor of Tigray), Enno Littmann and Daniel Krencker