<< Text Pages >> Asyut - Ancient Village or Settlement in Egypt in Lower Egypt (North)
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Multi-periodSite Name: AsyutCountry: Egypt
NOTE: This site is 8.31 km away from the location you searched for.
Region: Lower Egypt (North) Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Nearest Town: Asyut Nearest Village: Asyut
Latitude: 27.167240N Longitude: 31.179320E
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
0 | No data. |
5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
0 | no data |
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Ancient Village or Settlement in Lower Egypt (North)
Briefly the capital of Egypt during the first Intermediate Period (7th to 9th Dynasty). There are numerous tombs in the area.
The Michelin Guide suggests the area is not safe to visit due to fundamentalist insurgency.
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