 Faras' position within Nubia (upper left) | |
| Location | Faras Wadi Halfa |
|---|---|
| Region | Wadi Halfa Nubia |
| Coordinates | 22°12′00″N 31°28′00″E / 22.2°N 31.4666°E |
| History | |
| Cultures | Nubia Ancient Egypt |
Faras (formerly Ancient Greek: Παχώρας, Pakhôras; Latin: Pachoras; Old Nubian: Ⲡⲁⲭⲱⲣⲁⲥ, Pakhoras[1]) was a major city in Lower Nubia. The site of the city, on the border between modern Egypt and Sudan at Wadi Halfa Salient, was flooded by Lake Nasser in the 1960s and is now permanently underwater. Before this flooding, extensive archaeological work was conducted by a Polish archaeological team led by professor Kazimierz Michałowski.
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