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Bookmark or Share- New Research Reveals Surprising Origins of Egypt's Hyksos DynastyThe researchers theorize that members of Avaris’ immigrant community rose to power during the unrest of the Second Intermediary Period. After ruling northern Egypt for more than 100 years, they...
- Tell el-Dabʿa / AvarisTell el-Dabʿa / Avaris. Tell el- Dabʿa general map (© OeAI/OeAW) The archaeological site of Avaris (also Auaris) is located in the eastern Nile delta in the immediate vicinity of today's town of Tell el-Dabʿa (8 km north of the modern provincial capital Faqus, in the province of Sharqia).
- Avaris - WikipediaAvaris (/ ˈ æ v ər ɪ s /; Egyptian: ḥw.t wꜥr.t, sometimes hut-waret; Ancient Greek: Αὔαρις, romanized: Auaris; Greek: Άβαρις, romanized: Ávaris; Arabic: حوّارة, romanized: Hawwara) was the Hyksos capital of Egypt located at the modern site of Tell el-Dab'a in the northeastern region of the Nile Delta.
- The 2nd Intermediate Period of Ancient Egypt - ThoughtCoThe 2nd Intermediate Period of Ancient Egypt occurred in c. 1786-1550 or 1650-1550 B.C. There were three centers in Egypt during the second intermediate period: Itjtawy, south of Memphis (abandoned after 1685 B.C.) Avaris (Tell el-Dab'a), in the eastern Nile Delta. Thebes, Upper Egypt.
- The Hyksos of Avaris: Mysterious Hebrew PharaohsThe Hyksos of Avaris: Mysterious Hebrew Pharaohs. by Kurt Readman March 14, 2023. 0. The Hyksos of Avaris is a term that has been given by modern Egyptologists for the Fifteenth Dynasty of Egypt, dating from approximately 1650 to 1550 BC. Their base of power was in the city of Avaris, hence the name, found in the Nile Delta.
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