Amarna is an extensive Egyptian archaeological site that represents the remains of the capital city newly established and built by the Pharaoh Akhenaten of the late Eighteenth Dynasty, and abandoned shortly after his death.
The area is located on the east bank of the Nile River in the modern Egyptian province of Minya, some 58 km (36 mi) south of the city of al-Minya, 312 km (194 mi) south of the Egyptian capital Cairo and 402 km (250 mi) north of Luxor.[3] The city of Deir Mawas lies directly west across from the site of Amarna.
Alternative name | El-Amarna, Tell el-Amarna |
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Location | Minya Governorate, Egypt |
Region | Upper Egypt |
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Type | Settlement |
History | |
Builder | Akhenaten |
Founded | Approximately 1346 BC |
Periods | Eighteenth dynasty of Egypt, Roman Empire |
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