Caption

Tigray region, tombs of King Kaleb and Gebre Maskal, north-east of the city of Axum, on a hill lie the tombs of King Kaleb and his son Gebre Meskel from the 6th century, Ethiopia, Africa

Date

Dec 22, 2022

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Sunny Celeste

Reference

BRK25A07_471

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No

Property release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

60,2Mb (3,9Mb) / 18,7in x 12,5in / 5616 x 3744 (300dpi)

Keywords

city cities town urban urban municipal urban environment archeology archaeology archeology excavation excavations deserted abandoned desolate forsaken son sons gravesite gravesites grave graves tomb tombs Africa Ethiopia lie lying lies antiquity ancient times Altertum historic historical historically African old town old towns historic center historic centre historic city centre historic city center historic old town historic part historical old town old city old district Old town area old historic town last resting place last resting places final resting place final resting places resting place rundown deteriorated run-down decayed dilapidated marooned ramshackle derelict deteriorated uninhabited vacant unoccupied disused Middle Ages Middle Ages In the middle ages medieval mourn mourning mourns mourning grief archeological archaeological archeologic archaeologic gravestone tombstone tombstones gravestones headstone old oldest Ethiopian decay disrepair dereliction vacancy vacancies medieval mediaeval East Africa Eastern Africa cemetery cemeteries graveyard two people 2 people two persons travel photography desertion Tigray Province Tigray Tigray region 6th century sixth century burial site burial sites tomb group burial ground Downtown midtown city center city centre town center Town centre Inner city Inner town in the centre of Axum Aksum Historic quarters Historic districts Historic district Historic quarter Excursion destination