Amarna

Summary

Amarna is an archaeological site^[1]. Amarna has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• Amarna is located in Minya Governorate^[3].
• Amarna is in the country of Egypt^[4].
• Amarna's instance of is recorded as archaeological site^[5].
• Amarna's instance of is recorded as ancient city^[6].
• Amarna's instance of is recorded as tell^[7].
• Amarna's founder is recorded as Akhenaten^[8].
• Amarna's Commons category is recorded as Amarna^[9].
• Amarna's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+02:00^[10].
• 1353 BC marks the founding of Amarna^[11].
• Amarna began on 1353 BC^[12].
• Amarna ended on 1335 BC^[13].
• Amarna's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 27.661666666667, 'lon': 30.905555555556}^[14].
• Amarna's significant event is recorded as archaeological excavation^[15].
• Amarna's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Amarna^[16].
• Amarna's described by source is recorded as Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron^[17].
• Amarna's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)^[18].
• Amarna's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[19].
• Amarna's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[20].
• Amarna's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[21].
• Amarna's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 4^[22].
• Amarna's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)^[23].
• Amarna's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'تل العمارنة'}^[24].
• Amarna's category for people born here is recorded as Q88771207^[25].
• Amarna's category for people who died here is recorded as Q88771524^[26].
• Amarna's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'egy', 'text': 'ȝḫ.t-Jtn'}^[27].

Body

Geography

Amarna is in the country of Egypt^[4]. Amarna is located in Minya Governorate^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Amarna sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+195'}^[28].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include archaeological site^[5], ancient city^[6], and tell^[7].

History and Context

1353 BC marks the founding of Amarna^[11].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Amarna include Amarna Miller^[29], a YouTuber^[30], b. 1990^[31], of Spain^[32] and Amarna Period^[33], a historical period^[34], in Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt^[35].

Why It Matters

Amarna has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] Amarna is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[36]

Entities named for Amarna include Amarna Miller^[29], a YouTuber^[30], b. 1990^[31], of Spain^[32] and Amarna Period^[33], a historical period^[34], in Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt^[35].