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Napata (deserted settlement) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 18 28 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 18.4660 decimal degrees |
| Long: 031 49 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 31.8160 decimal degrees |
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Note: Capital and religious center of the ancient kingdom of Kush. Established in the mid 15th century BCE, by the 8th century BCE, Napata became the seat of the Kushite monarchy that conquered Egypt ca. 715 BCE. The Kushites were pushed out of Egypt by the Assyrians in 664 BCE and in 591 BCE, Napata was destroyed. The center of Kush then moved to Meroë, although Napata was resurrected and seems to have flourished until the late 4th century CE. |
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Napata (deserted settlement) (P) |
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Nubia (general region) (P) |
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Kush (former nation/state/empire) (P) |
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Napata (deserted settlement) (P) |
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| deserted settlement (preferred, C) |
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| ancient site (C) |
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| archaeological site (C) |
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| historical region (C) |
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ca. 1400 BCE - ca. 360 CE |
| administrative center (H) |
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ca. 700 BCE - 591 BCE |
| capital (H) |
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ca. 700 BCE - 591 BCE |
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| capital of .... |
Kush .......... (former nation/state/empire) |
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(World, Africa, Nubia) [7029585] |
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ca. 790-591 BCE |
| near/adjacent to .... |
Marawī .......... (inhabited place) |
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(World, Africa, As Sūdān, Northern) [7029589] |
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