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Berenike (deserted settlement) |
Coordinates: |
Lat: 23 56 44 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 23.9456 decimal degrees |
Long: 035 29 03 E degrees minutes |
Long: 35.4842 decimal degrees |
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Note: Was an ancient port on Egypt's Red Sea. Excavations there have proven that a robust sea trade existed 2,000 years ago between the Roman Empire and India. |
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Barnīs (preferred,C,V,English,U)
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Berenice (C,V)
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Barnis (C,V)
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Berenike (C,V,English-P,U,N)
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Berenice, Port (NA,V)
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Port Berenice (NA,V)
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Berenike (deserted settlement) (P) |
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Place Types: |
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deserted settlement (preferred, C) |
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archaeological site (C) |
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inhabited place (H) |
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port (H) |
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ruins (C) |
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