Archaeological
Napata
Napata is an ancient egyptian/Nubian city located near the Nile in southern part of the country, representing the southern limit of the Egyptian empire from around 1460 to 1100 B.C. Napata became the center of the Nubian Kingdom from around 800 B.C. and lasted for over 400 years. Nubia, referred to by the egyptians as [...]
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Nagada was a city in pre-dynastic Upper Egypt, representing a major culture of that time. Nagada has three different spellings in certain texts including Nakada or Naqada, and is usually broken up into three separate cultures: Amratian (Nagada I, 4200 – 3700 BC), Gerzean A (Nagada II, 3700 – 3250 BC), and Gerzean B (Nagada [...]
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Nabta Playa is an internally drained basin that served as an important ceremonial center for nomadic tribes during the early part of the Holocene epoch. Located 100 km west of Abu Simbel in southern Egypt, Nabta contains a number of standing and toppled megaliths. They include flat, tomb-like stone structures and a small stone circle [...]
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Mersa Matruh is a modern city that lies about 300 km west of Alexandria along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea. Mersa Matruh is said to have the most beautiful sand beaches in the world and contains many tourist attractions. However,as modern as this city appears, there are many ancient cites nearby. The city is [...]
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Memphis is the Greek version of one of the many names the Ancient Egyptians used to between Upper and Lower Egypt, on the Nile delta. Memphis was discovered by King Menes soon after the unification of Egypt (apx. 2575 BC) and became the first capital in history. The original name of the city was Inb-hd, [...]
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