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Multi-periodSite Name: Avaris Alternative Name: Rowaty, Tell el Dab'a, Pi-Ramesses, Pi-RamesesCountry: Egypt
NOTE: This site is 34.815 km away from the location you searched for.
Region: Lower Egypt (North) Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Nearest Town: Port Said Nearest Village: As Sama'inah
Latitude: 30.787419N Longitude: 31.821367E
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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Ancient Settlement in Lower Egypt (North). Capital of Egypt under under the Hyksos, the Asiatic Invaders of lower Egypt, between 1660 and 1540 BCE. This period of 6 kings was termed the 15th Dynasty, while the 13th, 14th and 16th Dynasty reigned partally concurrently in Sourthern and Western Egypt.
The site featured habitation, a palace and a temple of Seth as well as other smaller unidentifed temples. Pharao Amose of the 17th Dynasty finally kicked them out, although they had adopted largely egyptian lifestyles.
Read more at Wikipedia.
Note: Biblical plagues really happened say scientists. Location thought to be the ancient city of Pi-Rameses (Avaris)
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