Tag: Tombs of El Hawawish

Tombs of El Hawawish in Sohag, Egypt | Facts Pharaonic Tombs, Map, History of 800 El Hawawish Necropolis and more. The history and facts of the construction of the oldest archaeological pharaonic tombs and the most important discoveries of more than 800 tombs in the necropolis of Hawaweesh, dating back to the era of the Old Kingdom, to tell us the life of the ancient Egyptian in the civilization of ancient Egypt, the pharaohs, more working hours and entry ticket prices. In fact, the Hawaweesh cemetery is one of the most important and even the most prominent of these archaeological sites in the city of Sohag. Hurghada lovers Offer Luxury Hurghada to Luxor Tours | El Gouna to Luxor Tours | Makadi bay to Luxor Tours | Sahl Hasheesh to Luxor Tours | Soma bay to Luxor Tours. Tombs of El Hawawish ● These ruins of Hawaweesh are located approximately 10 km east of Sohag, and approximately 7 km from the archaeological city of Akhmim in Sohag. ● Where it was considered as its main cemetery during the era of the rule of the Old Kingdom. ● This is what attracted the Australian Research Council to work or conduct a number of these important or scientific excavations in that archaeological site in that period from the early eighties to the early nineties. Antiquities in Al-Hawaweesh area ● In fact, that cemetery called Al-Hawaweesh contains more than 800 archaeological tombs. All of these cemeteries date back to the era of the Old Kingdom, which is the period from (2494-2181 BC). ● Some of them used to go back to the era of the first transition period, which is in the period from (2181-2055 BC). ● But until now he still preserved about 60 ancient tombs with some inscriptions on them. ●