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  • Nabta Playa

  • Nabta Playa

    Nabta Playa was once a large internally drained basin in the Nubian Desert, located approximately 800 kilometers south of modern-day Cairo. Today the region is characterized by numerous archaeological sites.
    The site is one of the elements included in the UNESCO Tentative List for World Heritage designation, Kharga Oasis and the Small Southern Oases.
    UNESCO Tentative List
    Nabta Playa
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    Nabta Playa

    UNESCO Tentative List

    Date of Submission

    2015

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    Historic Cities and Regions

    Location

    Egypt

    New Valley

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    Neolithic Age

    Neolithic

    Neolithic

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    Neolithic Age Monuments

     

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