Amarna
Egyptian archaeological site
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Summary
Amarna is an archaeological site[1]. Amarna ranks in the top 2% of archaeological site entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,773 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Minya Governorate[3]
- Country: Egypt[4]
- Instance of: ancient city[5], tell[6]
- Founder: Akhenaten[7]
- Commons category: Amarna[8]
- Located in time zone: UTC+02:00[9]
- Inception: 1353 BC[10]
- Start time: 1353 BC[11]
- End time: 1335 BC[12]
- Significant event: archaeological excavation[13]
- Topic's main category: Category:Amarna[14]
- Described by source: Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[15], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[16], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[17], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[18], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[19], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 4[20], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[21]
- Official name: تل العمارنة[22]
- Category for people born here: Q88771207[23]
- Category for people who died here: Q88771524[24]
- Native label: ȝḫ.t-Jtn[25], تل العمارنة[26]
- Category of associated people: Q88771321[27]
- Elevation above sea level: 195 m[28]
- Culture: Ancient Egypt[29]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Amarna include Amarna Miller[30], a YouTuber[31], b. 1990[32], of Spain[33] and Amarna Period[34], a historical period[35], in Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt[36].
Why It Matters
Amarna has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] Amarna is known by 38 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]
Entities named for Amarna include Amarna Miller[30], a YouTuber[31], b. 1990[32], of Spain[33] and Amarna Period[34], a historical period[35], in Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt[36].