Abu Ballas
a Pleiades
place
resource
Creators: Gabriel Mckee
Creators: Gabriel Mckee
Contributors:
Jeffrey Becker
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Last modified
Jul 09, 2025 02:24 PM
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History
A sandstone peak approximately 200 kilometers southwest of the Dakhleh Oasis, containing extensive pottery remains dated from the 3rd millennium BCE through the Roman period. Abu Ballas was likely a way station along a caravan route connecting the Dakhleh Oasis with Gilf Kebir.
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https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/786014015
24.4390663466, 27.6487878737
- Representative Locations:
- OSM location of Abu Ballas (2950 BC - AD 300) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.
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- أبو بلاص (Abū Ballāş: Egyptian Arabic, modern)
- Abu Ballas located on Abu Ballas Trail (2950 BC - AD 300)
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Gabriel Mckee, and Jeffrey Becker, 'Abu Ballas: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2025 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/786014015> [accessed: 06 December 2025]
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