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Fortification of Memphis [2] Fort of Walls of the Prince (inebw heka), Eastern Delta. [2] Fortress of Wadi Natrun, western Delta. [2] Rhakotis fort, Alexandria [3] Tahpanhes fort or Castle of the Jew's Daughter. Heliopolis Fortifications. [4]
Tjaru. Tjaru (Ancient Egyptian: ṯꜣrw) [3] was an ancient Egyptian fortress on the Way of Horus or Horus military road, the major road leading out of Egypt into Canaan. It was known in Greek as Selē (Ancient Greek: Σελη), in Latin as Sile or Sele, and in Coptic as Selē or Slē (Coptic: Ⲥⲉⲗⲏ or Ⲥⲗⲏ). [1] It has been ...
Likewise, ancient Egyptian architecture is not one style, but a set of styles differing over time but with some commonalities. The best known example of ancient Egyptian architecture are the Egyptian pyramids and Sphinx , while excavated temples , palaces, tombs, and fortresses have also been studied.
Buhen. Buhen, alternatively known as Βοὥν (Bohón) in Ancient Greek, [ 1 ] stands as a significant ancient Egyptian settlement on the western bank of the Nile, just below the Second Cataract in present-day Northern State, Sudan. Its origins trace back to the Old Kingdom period (about 2686–2181 BCE), where it served as an Egyptian ...
Semna was a fortified area established in the reign of Senusret I (1965–1920 BC) on the west bank of the Nile at the southern end of a series of Middle Kingdom fortresses founded during the Twelfth Dynasty of Egypt (1985–1795 BC) in the Second-Cataract area of Lower Nubia. There are three forts at Semna: Semna West (Semna Gharb), Semna East ...
30°47′N 31°50′E / 30.783°N 31.833°E / 30.783; 31.833. Tell el-Dab'a is an archaeological site in the Nile Delta region of Egypt where Avaris, the capital city of the Hyksos, once stood. Avaris was occupied by Asiatics from the end of the 12th through the 13th Dynasty (early second millennium BC). The site is known primarily ...
Askut. Askut (also known in ancient Egypt as Djer-Setiu) was an ancient Egyptian island fortress in the Middle Kingdom on the Nile, which was built for the purpose of securing the border to Nubia. [1] Since the completion of the Aswan High Dam, the island has been flooded with Lake Nubia . The fort, about 351 kilometers south of Aswan was built ...
Jqn. Mirgissa, the ancient Egyptian Fortress in Wadi Halfa territory, before it drowned because of the Egyptian high dam. Map of Mirgissa. Mirgissa (originally Iken) was a settlement in Northern state, Sudan. Situated at the 2nd cataract in Wadi Halfa, it contained one of the largest fortresses in Nubia. In the time of Thutmose II, 250 to 450 ...