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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". Aton references the [[Sun Disc Network]]. | [[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". Aton references the [[Solar Logos]] found in the [[Sun Disc Network]]. | ||
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. 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. <ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amarna Amarna]</ref> | 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. 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. <ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amarna Amarna]</ref> |