Dungur

Dungur (or Dungur 'Addi Kilte) is the ruins of a substantial mansion in Aksum, Ethiopia, the former capital city of the Kingdom of Aksum. The ruins are in the western part of Aksum, across the road from the Gudit stelae field.

Dungur
Location within Ethiopia
General information
Architectural styleAksumite
Town or cityAxum
CountryEthiopia
Coordinates14.126839°N 38.706507°E / 14.126839; 38.706507
Completed7th century
DemolishedNot known

Dungur is known locally and popularly as the Palace of the Queen of Sheba (i.e. the Palace of Makeda in Ethiopia).

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