ቤተ መንግስቲ ንግስቲ ሳባ | Dungur Palace (Queen of Sheba Palace) — Attraction in Tigray

If true, and it seems likely that these buildings housed something of importance & significance, then these ruins are well worth a visit. It's almost impossible to tell very much from the remains of stone walls, other than possible room sizes. But there's an atmosphere here (no, don't laugh) and perhaps it's that which convinced me this was the real thing. The stones are spread across quite an area, so the original (or redeveloped) building must have been pretty impressive, especially compared with even large traditional homes of the period. We were free to wander at will around the site. For those of limited mobility, shaded benches are available. On the othe side of the minor road which now fronts the building, are several traditional stelae, monoliths used in Ethiopia as tombstones & monuments to...

One of the most important tourist sites in Axum that deserve a visit, lay here. This palace is birth place of Geez language. Geez was born here. This is the palace of Queen Sheba, the queen with who took an interesting part in the Ethiopian history. It was from this palace where Queen sheba ruled the whole Abyssinia. It was from this palace that queen sheba travelled to Israel, as attested in the Bible.

The remains still speak a lot about the power of this queen. Huge and complex was it. Related to this queen are also some other places in different parts of Axum, like the swimming pool of Queen Sheba, the tomb of Queen Sheba, etc.

It's highly recommended that someone pay a visit to understand the wonders of...

The complexity of these ancient ruins is amazing. Our excellent tour guide showed us the central hall where guests were received, the kitchen where the ambasha bread was baked, and a shower area where the water flowed in and out of the room through channels. There is some skepticism among archaeologists that the ruins are old enough to date to Queen Sheba's time, but now it is believed that there are older ruins under the...