North Africa
Egypt
Aswan Governorate

Ballana

Ballana was a cemetery in Lower Nubia. It, along with nearby , were excavated by Walter Bryan Emery between 1928 and 1931 as a rescue project before a second rising of the .
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  • Type: Locality
  • Description: archaeological site in Nubia
  • Also known as: “Ballâna”, “Ballâna, Ballana”, “Ballanah”, and “Ballānah”

Ballana

Latitude
22.26667° or 22° 16′ north
Longitude
31.56667° or 31° 34′ east
Elevation
179 metres (587 feet)
Open location code
7GJH7H88+MM
Open­Street­Map ID
node 768073746
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­locality
Geo­Names ID
359307
Wiki­data ID
Q18832705
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Swahili—“Ballana” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “بلانة (النوبة القديمة)”
  • Arabic: “بلانة”
  • Catalan: “Ballana”
  • Dutch: “Ballana”
  • French: “Ballana”
  • German: “Ballana”
  • Hebrew: “בלאנה”
  • Italian: “Ballana”
  • Japanese: “バラナ文化”
  • Malay: “Ballana”
  • Portuguese: “Balana”
  • Spanish: “Ballana”
  • Swahili: “Ballana”

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