Amarna is the modern arabic name for the site of the ancient egyptian city of akhetaten, capital of the country under the reign of akhenaten (1353 to 1336 bce) Here, akhenaten pursued his vision of a society dedicated to the cult of one god, the power of the sun (the aten). Today, akhetaten is known as amarna, a sprawling archaeological site in the province of minya, halfway between cairo and luxor The amarna project website offers a comprehensive look at its excavation history, with reports from each year and major discoveries, guidebooks, downloadable magazine issues, and much more. Explore the fascinating history of the archaeological site of amarna, the capital city built by akhenaten, the heretic king of ancient egypt. The amarna period was an era of egyptian history during the later half of the eighteenth dynasty when the royal residence of the pharaoh and his queen shifted from the old capital of thebes (waset) to akhetaten (literally horizon of the aten ) in what is now modern amarna.
Amarna was one of the most fascinating and enigmatic periods in ancient egyptian history. Most visitors arrive by car or bus from the eastern desert highway, arriving from cairo Take the turnoff to mallawi.
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