Axum is not located in a desert. It is located in a sub tropical highland.
It is Aksum not, Axum -_- ... They built Obelisks
Axum is now where modern day Ethiopia is.
Kaleb of Axum died in 540.
Axum was not isolated from trade
Florida has no deserts.
Quebec has no deserts.
Connecticut has no deserts.
There are no deserts in Massachusetts.
Maine has no deserts.
No, not all deserts are surrounded by deserts.
Australia has many, many deserts. Its capital is Canberra. Chile has deserts. Its capital is Santiago. Egypt has deserts and its capital is Cairo. Algeria has deserts and its capital is Algiers.
The relations between Muslims and Christians in Axum were peaceful. The Axum was on good terms with their Islamic neighbors.