Saï Island

Sudan / as-Samaliyah / Karmah-an-Nuzul /
 island, archaeological site, fossil site
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Saï (Jazīrat Sāy) is a large island in the Nile River in Nubia between the second and third cataracts. It is 12 km long and 5.5 km wide. Saï was intermittently occupied by the Egyptians during the New Kingdom.
The northeast portion of the island contains a New Kingdom of Egypt temple and numerous mills associated with ancient gold production. Nearby is an Ottoman Empire fort composed of sandstone quarried along the river banks, and spolia bearing the cartouche of Amenhotep IV, amongst other 18th Dynasty rulers. Numerous round tombs are close by
www.fossilized.org/memosphere/locality_list_full.php
www.researchgate.net/figure/Map-of-Sai-Island-showing-t...
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Coordinates:   20°42'27"N   30°19'39"E
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