Aksum, Axum, Ethiopia, Procession of the Arc of the Covenant, UNESCO, returning the arc to the Maryam Tsion Church Complex

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Aksum is now believed by many to be home to the biblical Arc of the Covenant. At times throughout the year a replica of the Arc is paraded through town in a long procession of pilgrims in white robes.

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