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Hosh el-Kab

a Pleiades place resource

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Fortified site in Upper Nubia dated to the late Meroitic and post-Meroitic periods (6th-7th centuries CE).

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Canonical URI for this page:
https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/499069176

Representative Point (Latitude, Longitude):
16.0102888907, 32.5502566692

Locations:

Representative Locations:
- OSM location of Hosh el-Kab (AD 300 - AD 640) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.

Names:

None

Hosh el-Kab makes connections with:

Hosh el-Kab located on Nilus (river) (AD 300 - AD 640)

Hosh el-Kab receives connections from:

None

Place type:
fort

References:

See Further:

Drzewiecki 2022

See Also:

Wikipedia (English) Hosh el-Kab fort

Initial Provenance:
Pleiades

Details:

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Suggested citation:
Gabriel Mckee, 'Hosh el-Kab: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2023 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/499069176> [accessed: 19 April 2024]

Cite this resource in Wikipedia:

            {{cite web |url=https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/499069176 |title=Places: 499069176 (Hosh el-Kab) |author=Mckee, G. |accessdate=April 19, 2024 5:08 am |publisher=Pleiades}}

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