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Hawara is an archaeological site of Ancient Egypt, south of the site of Crocodilopolis ('Arsinoë', also known as 'Medinet al-Faiyum') at the entrance to the depression of the Fayyum oasis. It is the site of a pyramid built by Pharaoh Amenemhat III, who was a Pharaoh of the 12th dynasty of the Old Kingdom, in 19 century B.C. [1]
The Labyrinth of Egypt was built at Hawara by Amenemhat III, who ruled c. 1800 BC as the sixth pharaoh of the Twelfth Dynasty. [1][2] Karl Richard Lepsius also discovered cartouches bearing the name of Amenemhat's daughter, Sobekneferu, [2] suggesting that she made additions to the complex's decorations during her reign as king of Egypt.
Egyptian pyramids. Coordinates: 29°58′21″N 31°07′42″E. A view of the Giza pyramid complex from the plateau to the south of the complex. From left to right, the three largest are: the Pyramid of Menkaure, the Pyramid of Khafre and the Great Pyramid of Giza. The three smaller pyramids in the foreground are subsidiary structures ...
The pyramid of Neferuptah was built 2 km (1.2 mi) south-east of Amenemhat III's Hawara pyramid. It was excavated by Nagib Farag and Zaky Iskander in 1956. [ 127 ] The superstructure of the pyramid is near completely lost and the substructure was found full of groundwater, but her burial was otherwise undisturbed including both her sarcophagus ...
39°16′22″N 76°36′01″W / 39.27270°N 76.60027°W / 39.27270; -76.60027 (BALTIMORE (Tug)) City of Baltimore. Oldest steam-powered tugboat in operation in the United States. 4. Baltimore and Ohio Transportation Museum and Mount Clare Station. Baltimore and Ohio Transportation Museum and Mount Clare Station.
Dated to 1802–1640 BC. Staatliche Sammlung für Ägyptische Kunst. [1][2][3] [4] Avaris (Egyptian: ḥw.t wꜥr.t, sometimes hut-waret; Ancient Greek: Αὔαρις, romanized: Auaris; Greek: Άβαρις, romanized: Avaris; Arabic: اواريس, romanized: Awaris) [5] was the Hyksos capital of Egypt located at the modern site of Tell el-Dab ...
Fort Howard (Maryland) Coordinates: 39°11′54″N 076°26′37″W. One of the fort's two mortar pits, 2019. Fort Howard was a military installation located on the North Point peninsula, overlooking the main channel of the Patapsco River leading into the harbor of Baltimore, Maryland, USA. Although militarily important since the early 19th ...
Lake Moeris (Ancient Greek: Μοῖρις, genitive Μοίριδος) was an ancient endorheic freshwater lake located in the Faiyum Oasis, 80 km (50 mi) southwest of Cairo, Egypt, which persists today at a fraction of its former size as the hypersaline Lake Qarun (Arabic: بركة قارون). In prehistory it was fed intermittently by the ...