Shunet El Zebib

Shunet El Zebib, alternatively named Shuneh and Middle Fort, is a large mudbrick structure located at in . The edifice dates to the Second Dynasty, and was built by the ancient Egyptian king Khasekhemwy.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: archaeological site in Egypt
  • Also known as: “Shunet el Zebib” and “Shunet ez Zebib”

Places of Interest Nearby

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is an important Ancient Egyptian archaeological site in , a collection of temples, sites and ancient cemeteries close to the town of al-Balyana, 90 km north of .

Archaeological site
The area now known as is located in north , in . The most prominent feature of the area is the remains of a great mud brick temenos wall enclosing roughly 76,800 square meters of land. is situated 460 metres northeast of Shunet El Zebib.

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Umm El Qaʻāb is an archaeological site located at . Its modern name, meaning "Mother of Pots", refers to the mound made of millions of broken pieces of pots which defines the landscape. is situated 1½ km south of Shunet El Zebib.

Shunet El Zebib

Latitude
26.1895° or 26° 11′ 22″ north
Longitude
31.90803° or 31° 54′ 29″ east
Open location code
7GRH5WQ5+Q6
Open­Street­Map ID
way 90456111
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­ruins
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q7505051
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Spanish—“Shunet El Zebib” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “شونة الزبيب”
  • Arabic: “شونه الزبيب”
  • Catalan: “Shunet El Zebib”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “شونة الزبيب”
  • French: “Shunet El Zebib”
  • German: “Schunat ez-Zabib”
  • German: “Shunet El-Zebib”
  • Russian: “Шунет эль-Зебиб”
  • Spanish: “Shunet El Zebib”

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