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Roman, Greek and ClassicalSite Name: Qubbet el-Hawa Alternative Name: Princes's TombCountry: Egypt Region: Upper Egypt (South) Type: Chambered Tomb
Nearest Town: Aswan
Latitude: 24.088900N Longitude: 32.899700E
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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Chambered Tomb in Upper Egypt (South)
A line of fourty tombs in a cliff face, "The Princes's Tombs date mainly from the Old Kingdom [from 2250BC] which provide important details of the lives of officials at this time — including the tomb of Harkhuf. There are a few later tombs, from the Middle Kingdom and New Kingdom." - Wikipedia
This location also provides a good view of Aswan across the Nile.
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Note: Stunning face hidden for thousands of years: Wooden sarcophagus is unearthed at Egypt. See comment.
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