The Strangest Forbidden Places You’re Not Allowed to Visit

Ark of the Covenant – Ethiopia

 

Contrary to the ending of Raiders of the Lost Ark, the Ark of the Covenant is said to reside in Aksum, Ethiopia. This holy container for the Ten Commandments has apparently resided in the chapel above for the better part of 3,000 years, when it was taken there from King Solomon’s temple.

When a reporter from Smithsonian magazine visited the chapel in 2007, he met with the Guardian of the Ark, who is the only one permitted to see it. But he didn’t reveal anything else about the Ark, so without any proof, its location remains a mystery.

 

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