Amarna
Ancient city · Egypt
- Abandoned
- unknown
- Founded
- 1352 BC
- Population
- —
- Coordinates
- 27.662, 30.906
Why it was abandoned
🏛️ Ancient ruins
Detected automatically from the text: Egyptian archaeological site
History
Amarna is an extensive ancient Egyptian archaeological site containing the ruins of Akhenaten, the capital city during the late Eighteenth Dynasty. The city was established in 1346 BC, built at the direction of the Pharaoh Akhenaten, and abandoned shortly after his death in 1332 BC.