Saï (island)
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Sai (island)
)Saï is a large island in the
Nile River in Nubia between the second and third cataracts, in the country of Sudan. It is 12 km long and 5.5 km wide. Saï was intermittently occupied by the Egyptians during the New Kingdom. In the Makurian period it was the center of a bishopric, while in the second half of the 16th century the Ottomans
founded a fortress on the island.
The northeast portion of the island contains a
18th Dynasty rulers. Numerous round tombs are close by.[1]
See also
References
- ISBN 9783642225079.
External links
20°42′30″N 30°19′30″E / 20.7083333333°N 30.325°E
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