North City, Amarna
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Located within the Ancient Egypt
ian city of Amarna
, the short-lived capital of Akhenaten
, area known as the North City contains the ruins of royal palaces, especially the Northern Palace
and other administrative buildings and occupies an area between the river and the cliffs that terminate the plains to the north of the city itself.
Ancient Egypt
Ancient Egypt was an ancient civilization of Northeastern Africa, concentrated along the lower reaches of the Nile River in what is now the modern country of Egypt. Egyptian civilization coalesced around 3150 BC with the political unification of Upper and Lower Egypt under the first pharaoh...
ian city of Amarna
Amarna
Amarna is an extensive Egyptian archaeological site that represents the remains of the capital city newly–established and built by the Pharaoh Akhenaten of the late Eighteenth Dynasty , and abandoned shortly afterwards...
, the short-lived capital of Akhenaten
Akhenaten
Akhenaten also spelled Echnaton,Ikhnaton,and Khuenaten;meaning "living spirit of Aten") known before the fifth year of his reign as Amenhotep IV , was a Pharaoh of the Eighteenth dynasty of Egypt who ruled for 17 years and died perhaps in 1336 BC or 1334 BC...
, area known as the North City contains the ruins of royal palaces, especially the Northern Palace
Northern Palace (Amarna)
The Northern Palace is located in the abandoned Northern Suburbs of the city of Ahketaten .Like the other structures in the city, it was constructed quickly, and hence was easy to dismantle and reuse the material for later construction.-External links:*...
and other administrative buildings and occupies an area between the river and the cliffs that terminate the plains to the north of the city itself.