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Bubastis (ancient site) |
Coordinates: |
Lat: 30 34 01 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 30.5660 decimal degrees |
Long: 031 30 59 E degrees minutes |
Long: 31.5160 decimal degrees |
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Note: Ancient city; most prosperous period was in 10th cen. BCE under Sheshonk I; declined after 2nd conquest by Persia in 343 BCE; center of worship of lion-headed goddess Bast; has ruins of large temple of 8th cen. BCE. |
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Bubastis (preferred,C,V,display,Arabic (transliterated),U)
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Tall Basţah (C,V)
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Tall Basṭah (C,V)
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Tell Basṭa (C,V)
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Tal Basta (C,V)
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Per-Baste (C,V)
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Pibeseth (C,V)
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Tel Basta (C,V)
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Bast (C,V)
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Pi-beseth (C,V)
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ancient site (preferred, C) |
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archaeological site (C) |
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deserted settlement (C) |
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prospered 10th cen. BCE; declined after Persian conquest 4th cen. BCE |
inhabited place (H) |
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national capital (H) |
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under pharaohs 945-725 BCE |
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