Zawiyet Umm el-Rakham

Local nameزاوية أم الرخم
LocationMatrouh Governorate, Egypt

Zawyet Umm El Rakham is an archaeological site located on the North coast of Egypt 20 km to the west of Marsa Matruh, and about 300 km to the west of AlexandriaDuring the reign of Ramesses II, it was the location of a major fortress-town which probably marked the western extent of direct Egyptian influence.

It was discovered in 1948 and in the subsequent years was sporadically examined by Alan Rowe and Labib Habachi. Since 1994 extensive excavations have been undertaken at the site by a team from the University of Liverpool under the direction of Steven Snape.

Tags SettlementArchaeological Site
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Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zawyet_Umm_El_Rakham

Address Egypt

Coordinates 31°24'0.276" N 27°1'33.445" E

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