Touna el-Gebel

Touna el-Gebel is an archaeological site in Minya Governorate, Egypt. Touna el-Gebel is situated nearby to the village Tuna el-Gebel.

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Tuna el-Gebel

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Tuna el-Gebel was the necropolis of Khmun. It is the largest known Greco-Roman necropolis in Egypt, dating from the New Kingdom to the Roman Period, and seeing heavy use in the Ptolemaic Period. Tuna el-Gebel is located in Al Minya Governorate in Middle Egypt. Tuna el-Gebel is situated 5 km northeast of Touna el-Gebel.

Touna el-Gebel

Type: Archaeological site
Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
Location: Minya Governorate, Egypt, North Africa, Africa
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Latitude

27.7401° or 27° 44′ 24″ north

Longitude

30.70476° or 30° 42′ 17″ east

Elevation

97 metres (318 feet)

Open location code

7GVGPPR3+2W

GeoNames ID

13546649

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