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  • Dimai

  • Dimai

    Dimai or Dimeh, ancient Soknopaiou Nesos, is an archaeological site located north of Birket Qarun lake, Egypt. It was founded during the Ptolemaic period in the 3rd century BC.
    The site is one of the elements included in the UNESCO Tentative List for World Heritage designation, El Fayoum.
    UNESCO Tentative List
    Dimai
    by Roland Unger, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
    Dimai
    by Roland Unger, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
    Dimai
    by Roland Unger, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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    Dimai

    UNESCO Tentative List

    Date of Submission

    1994

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    Historic Cities and Regions

    Location

    Egypt

    Faiyum

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    3rd Century BC

    Ptolemaic

    Ptolemaic

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    Ptolemaic Monuments

     

     

     

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