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Tuna el-Gebel
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Tuna el-Gebel
Tuna el-Gebel was the necropolis of Khmun (Hermopolis Magna). It is located in Al Minya Governorate in Middle Egypt.
Site Information
Country: Egypt
District: Minya Governorate
Site History: Second Millennium BC
Oldest Culture: Ancient Egyptians
Later Cultures: Ptolemaic
Site Features: Ancient Egyptian & Ptolemaic Monuments
UNESCO Tentative List
Part of: Necropolises of Middle Egypt, from the Middle Empire to the Roman period
Date of Submission: 2003
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