Qustul

Qustul is an archaeological located on the eastern bank of the Nile in Lower Nubia, just opposite of near the frontier. The site has archaeological records from the A-Group culture, the New Kingdom of Egypt and the X-Group culture.The site is currently submerged under Lake Nasser.
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ballana.

Locality
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was a cemetery in Lower Nubia. It, along with nearby Qustul, were excavated by Walter Bryan Emery between 1928 and 1931 as a rescue project before a second rising of the . is situated 4 km northwest of Qustul.

Qustul

Latitude
22.25209° or 22° 15′ 8″ north
Longitude
31.60469° or 31° 36′ 17″ east
Elevation
179 metres (587 feet)
Open location code
7GJH7J23+RV
Open­Street­Map ID
node 768073787
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
350401
Wiki­data ID
Q2123701
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Swahili—“Qustul” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “قسطل”
  • Catalan: “Qustul”
  • Dutch: “Qustul”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “قسطل (موقع اثرى)”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “قسطل”
  • Finnish: “Qustul”
  • French: “Qustul”
  • German: “Qustul”
  • Italian: “Qustul”
  • Japanese: “クストール”
  • Malay: “Qustul”
  • Portuguese: “Custul”
  • Slovenian: “Qustul”
  • Spanish: “Qustul”
  • Swahili: “Qustul”

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