Ghuzza

ruin · 2000 AD – 2099 AD · location approximate

A multi-period complex in Egypt's eastern desert comprising a fort, settlement(s?), and production areas for gold-washing of quartz collected from the wadi alluvium. Most visible structures date to the Ptolemaic and Roman periods, but there is evidence for earlier activity during the New Kingdom period.

Coordinates

26.86823, 33.10919

Also known as

Berkou (grc), Ghaza, Ghazza, Ghoza, Ghozza, Ghozza (en), Ghozza (en), Ghuza, Verkou, Βερκου, Βερκου (grc)

Dating

attested

Sources

• Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places · CC BY 3.0
  Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places (CC BY 3.0)
• GeoNames · CC BY 4.0
  © GeoNames (CC BY 4.0)

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