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Abu Ballas

a Pleiades place resource

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A sandstone peak approximately 200 kilometers southwest of the Dakleh 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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Canonical URI for this page:
https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/786014015

Representative Point (Latitude, Longitude):
24.4390663466, 27.6487878737

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Representative Locations:
- OSM location of Abu Ballas (2950 BC - AD 300) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.

Names:

Geographic Names:
- أبو بلاص (Abū Ballāş: Egyptian Arabic, modern)

Abu Ballas makes connections with:

Abu Ballas located on Abu Ballas Trail (2950 BC - AD 300)

Abu Ballas receives connections from:

None

Place type:
hill

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Initial Provenance:
Pleiades

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Suggested citation:
Gabriel Mckee, 'Abu Ballas: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2018 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/786014015> [accessed: 27 April 2024]

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