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[[Amarna]] is an extensive Egyptian archaeological site that represents the remains of the capital city newly established (1346 BC) and built by the Pharaoh [[Akhenaton]] of the late Eighteenth Dynasty, and abandoned shortly after his death (1332 BC).The name for the city employed by the ancient Egyptians is written as Akhetaton in English transliteration. [[Akhetaton]] means "Horizon of the Aton". | |||
The area is located on the east bank of the Nile River in the modern Egyptian province of Minya, some 58 km (36 mi) south of the city of al-Minya, 312 km (194 mi) south of the Egyptian capital Cairo and 402 km (250 mi) north of Luxor.[3] The city of Deir Mawas lies directly west across from the site of Amarna. Amarna, on the east side, includes several modern villages, chief of which are el-Till in the north and el-Hagg Qandil in the south. | |||
==Akhenaton Timeline== | ==Akhenaton Timeline== | ||