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  • Shunet El Zebib

  • Shunet El Zebib

    Shunet El Zebib, also known as Shuneh or Middle Fort, is a large mudbrick structure located at Abydos in New Valley Governorate, Egypt. The edifice dates to the 2nd dynasty in 2700 BC, and was built by the Ancient Egyptian pharaoh Khasekhemwy.
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    Shunet El Zebib
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    Third Millennium BC

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