Akhetaten (Amarna)
Egypt /
al-Minya /
Dir Mowas /
World
/ Egypt
/ al-Minya
/ Dir Mowas
, 6 km from center (دير موسى)
World / Egypt
archaeological site, former national capital, ancient ruins
Akhetaten was built as the new capital of the Pharaoh Akhenaten, dedicated to his new religion of worship to the Aten. Construction started in or around Year 5 of his reign (1346 BC) and was probably completed by Year 9 (1341 BC).
It is the only ancient Egyptian city which preserves great details of its internal plan, in large part because the city was abandoned after the death of Akhenaten, when Akhenaten's son, King Tutankhamen, decided to leave the city and return to his birthplace in Thebes (modern Luxor). Once it was abandoned it remained uninhabited until Roman settlement[4] began along the edge of the Nile.
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It is the only ancient Egyptian city which preserves great details of its internal plan, in large part because the city was abandoned after the death of Akhenaten, when Akhenaten's son, King Tutankhamen, decided to leave the city and return to his birthplace in Thebes (modern Luxor). Once it was abandoned it remained uninhabited until Roman settlement[4] began along the edge of the Nile.
www.amarna3d.com/
www.amarnaproject.com
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amarna
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Coordinates: 27°39'15"N 30°53'47"E
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- Cemetery 0.4 km
- Great Aten Temple 0.6 km
- Great Palace 0.7 km
- Small Aten Temple 1 km
- Military and Police Quarters 1.1 km
- Amarna 1.7 km
- Desert Altars 2.2 km
- North City 2.7 km
- North Riverside Palace 2.7 km
- Northern Tombs 3.2 km