Korosko

Korosko was a settlement on the Nile River in Egyptian . It was located 118 miles south of and served as the point of departure for caravans avoiding the bend in the river by striking out directly across the desert to and thereby bypassing the of the Nile.
Wikipedia
  • Locality
  • …lies at an elevation of 201 metres (659 feet)
  • …is also known as “Kuruskū”
  • Description: settlement in Egypt, formerly point of departure for caravans to Abu Hamad, now flooded

Korosko

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Latitude
22.60714° or 22° 36′ 26″ north
Longitude
32.32422° or 32° 19′ 27″ east
Open location code
7GJJJ84F+VM
Open­Street­Map ID
node 12987704112
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­locality
Geo­Names ID
353387
Wiki­data ID
Q17007566

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Japanese—“Korosko” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “كورسكو”
  • Catalan: “Korosko”
  • French: “Korosko”
  • Hausa: “Korosko”
  • Irish: “Korosko”
  • Japanese: “コロスコ”

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