Akra
a Pleiades
place
resource
Creators: M.U. Erdosy Copyright © The Contributors. Sharing and remixing permitted under terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License (cc-by).
Creators: M.U. Erdosy Copyright © The Contributors. Sharing and remixing permitted under terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License (cc-by).
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Mar 03, 2025 10:15 AM
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History
A significant ancient settlement located in the modern Bannu district of Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. The site, comprising several settlement mounds, is divided by a stream known as the Lohra nullah.
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https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/59666
32.8772925, 70.634624
- Central Point:
- Approximate Location: Akra Area B (2000 BC - AD 1199) accuracy: +/- 5 meters.
- Approximate Location: Akra Area A (2000 BC - AD 1199) accuracy: +/- 5 meters.
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settlement, archaeological site
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- Related:
Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 6 C3 Akra
The Barrington Atlas Directory notes: Akra, PAK
M.U. Erdosy, R. Talbert, Sean Gillies, Tom Elliott, and Jeffrey Becker, 'Akra: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2025 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/59666> [accessed: 13 March 2025]
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