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Meroë (deserted settlement) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 16 56 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 16.9333 decimal degrees |
| Long: 033 43 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 33.7167 decimal degrees |
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Note: The capital of Ethiopian kings from ca. 750 BCE, Meroë then became active as the capital and center of the ancient kingdom of Kush after 591 BCE, when Napata, the former Kush capital, was destroyed by the Egyptians. Situated on the east bank of the Nile, the town consisted of several royal palaces and the temple of Amun. The design of the reliefs found at Meroë suggest that the Meroë played a strong role in spreading Egyptian influences and iconographic innovations. Bronze and iron artifacts were also produced there. Meroë flourished until the late 4th century CE. |
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Nile (state) (P) |
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Meroë (deserted settlement) (P) |
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Nile (state) (P) |
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Meroë (deserted settlement) |
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Nubia (general region) (P) |
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Kush (former nation/state/empire) (P) |
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Meroë (deserted settlement) (P,H) |
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| deserted settlement (preferred, C) |
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ca. 750 BCE - ca. 360 CE |
| ancient site (C) |
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| archaeological site (C) |
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| ruins (C) |
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| inhabited place (H) |
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ca. 750 BCE - ca. 360 CE |
| city (H) |
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ca. 750 BCE - ca. 360 CE |
| capital (H) |
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ca. 591 BCE - ca. 360 CE |
| administrative center (H) |
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ca. 591 BCE - ca. 360 CE |
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Related geographic places: |
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| capital is .... |
Kush .......... (former nation/state/empire) |
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(World, Africa, Nubia) [7029585] |
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from 591 BCE |
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Kabushiya .......... (inhabited place) |
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(World, Africa, Sudan, Nile) [1094282] |
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