Moeris (lake)
a Pleiades
place
resource
Creators: R. Müller Wollermann
Creators: R. Müller Wollermann
Contributors:
Brady Kiesling, Sean Gillies, Adam Prins, Jen Thum, Jeffrey Becker, Tom Elliott, Herbert Verreth, R. Talbert, Mark Depauw
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Last modified
Feb 05, 2025 04:42 PM
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History
Moeris Lacus (Lake Moeris) was an ancient lake in the northwestern part of the Fayuum Oasis in Egypt; its surviving modern remnant is Birket Qarun.
500 km
Base style derived from Mapbox Satellite Streets. | Pleiades layers and interaction design by Sean Gillies, David Glick, Alec Mitchell, Ryan M. Horne, and Tom Elliott.
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https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/736967
29.4738340311, 30.6288162768
- Associated Modern Locations:
- OSM location of Lake Qaroun (AD 2000 - AD 2099) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.
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- Lake Moeris (English, AD 2000 - AD 2099)
- Moeris L. (330 BC - AD 640)
- Moeris (lake) part of (physical/topographic) Fayyum (oasis) (unspecified date range)
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lake
Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 75 D2 Moeris L.
The Barrington Atlas Directory notes: Birket Qarun
R. Müller Wollermann, Brady Kiesling, Sean Gillies, Adam Prins, Jen Thum, Jeffrey Becker, Tom Elliott, Herbert Verreth, R. Talbert, and Mark Depauw, 'Moeris (lake): a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2025 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/736967> [accessed: 25 March 2025]
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