On a small hill, is the tiny town of Negash, which, like Axum belies its past prestigious? Negash was the first site of Muslim settlement in Ethiopia. Fleeing persecution in Saudi Arabia in Mohammed’s own life time, a community of Muslims, including Mohammed’s daughter, took refuge here around 7 century. Negash is the most holy Islamic site after Mecca, and thousands of Muslim believers are make pilgrimage here during the commemoration day of Negash.