El Araba El Madfuna

El Araba El Madfuna
El Araba El Madfuna

Location in Egypt

Coordinates: 26°10′30″N 31°54′40″E / 26.17500°N 31.91111°E / 26.17500; 31.91111Coordinates: 26°10′30″N 31°54′40″E / 26.17500°N 31.91111°E / 26.17500; 31.91111
Country  Egypt
Governorate Sohag
Time zone EST (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) +3 (UTC)

El Araba El Madfuna (Arabic: العرابة المدفونة‎‎ al-ʿarabä al-madfūnä, meaning 'the Buried Cart', also known as Arabet Abydos) is a town in Egypt. It is located south of Sohag.

Overview

This town is located in the territory of the present-day ancient Egyptian town of Abydos.[1] Tourists often visit the site to see the ruins of the temples of Seti I and Ramesses II, although a large number of other ruins and monuments are also located nearby, ranging from Pre-Dynastic through early Christian to Islamic and modern times.

References

  1. ↑ Bard, Kathryn A. (2015). An Introduction to the Archaeology of Ancient Egypt. John Wiley & Sons. p. 51. ISBN 9781118896037. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
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