Abydos
Americannoun
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an ancient ruined city in central Egypt, near Thebes: temples and necropolis.
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an ancient town in NW Asia Minor, at the narrowest part of the Hellespont.
noun
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an ancient town in central Egypt: site of many temples and tombs
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an ancient Greek colony on the Asiatic side of the Dardanelles (Hellespont): scene of the legend of Hero and Leander
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The structure could help "reestablish the sense of the ancient landscape of Abydos before the construction of the Ramses II temple," the head of the mission, Sameh Iskander, was quoted as saying.
From Reuters
Two decades ago at Abydos, in southern Egypt, the skeletons of 10 donkeys, dating from 3100 B.C., were excavated outside the funerary enclosure of the first pharaohs.
From New York Times
Abydos is located about 280 miles south of Cairo, near the city of Sohag, itself located on the west bank of the Nile.
From Fox News
A joint Egyptian-American team discovered the brewery in Abydos, an ancient burial ground in the desert.
From BBC
She was one of the first to explore a burial chamber at Abydos - now recreated in the museum - after it was opened in 1900 for the first time in 4,000 years.
From BBC
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