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Abydos

City in ancient Egypt

Placearchaeological site necropolisQ192268

Country: Egypt
Located in: Sohag Governorate
Elevation: 74 m
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Abydos was one of the oldest cities of ancient Egypt, and also of the eighth nome in Upper Egypt. It is located about 11 kilometres west of the Nile at latitude 26° 10' N, near the modern Egyptian towns of El Araba El Madfuna and El Balyana. In the ancient Egyptian language, the city was called Abedju (Arabic Abdu عبد-و). The English name Abydos comes from the Greek Ἄβυδος, a name borrowed by Greek geographers from the unrelated city of Abydos on the Hellespont.

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Architectural style: Ancient Egypt
World Heritage criteria: (iv)
(vi)
Heritage designation: Tentative World Heritage Site(since 2003) official name: Abydos, city of pilgrimage of the Pharaohs · world heritage criteria: (iv), (vi)
Native label: أبيدوس
Culture: Ancient Egypt
Members / parts: Umm el-Qa'ab
Kom el-Sultan
Temple of Seti I
Osireion
Pyramid of Ahmose
Temple of Ramesses II
Name in hiero markup: Ab-b-Dw:O49
Different from: Abydos

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