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Ar Raqāqinah
Ar Raqāqinah is located in Egypt
Ar Raqāqinah
Ar Raqāqinah
Location in Egypt
Coordinates: 26°20′N 31°46′E / 26.333°N 31.767°E / 26.333; 31.767
Country Egypt
GovernorateNew Valley Governorate
Time zoneUTC+2 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)+3

Ar Raqāqinah, is a settlement in the New Valley Governorate of Egypt, approximately 30 km south of Sohag. It is next to Sohag International Airport and is the location of an ancient necropolis.[1]

Necropolis

The ancient necropolis, approximately 24 km from Abydos, was excavated by archaeologist John Garstang in 1901-1902. The excavation discovered burials which Garstang believed dated from the predynastic period through to the end of the Fifth Dynasty.[1] The site contained many types of burials, including mastaba tombs, similar to those found at the nearby site of Beit Khallaf, pit tombs in enclosures, burials under large pots, and burials under arched vaults.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Garstang, John (1904), Tombs of the third Egyptian dynasty at Reqâqnah and Bêt Khallâf, London: Constable {{citation}}: |archive-date= requires |archive-url= (help)
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