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Al Kawm al Aḩmar (deserted settlement) |
Coordinates: |
Lat: 25 07 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 25.1160 decimal degrees |
Long: 032 42 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 32.7000 decimal degrees |
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Note: Prehistoric royal residence of kings of Upper Egypt; most important site of beginning of Egypt's historical period; thrived 3400-2686 BCE; took part in wars between Nubia, Upper and Lower Egypt resulting in unification in 3200 BCE. |
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Al Kawm al Aḩmar (preferred,NA,V,English,U)
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Kom al Ahmar (C,V)
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Kawm Al-Aḥmar (C,V)
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Kōm el Ahmar (NA,V)
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Hieraconpolis (H,V)
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Hierakonpolis (H,V,S)
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............ | meaning "City of the Hawk" |
Nekhab (H,V)
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Nekhen (H,V)
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deserted settlement (preferred, C) |
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inhabited since pre-dynastic times |
archaeological site (C) |
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excavated in 1897-1899 by JE Quibell |
ruins (C) |
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inhabited place (H) |
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