Avaris

Summary

Avaris is an archaeological site^[1]. Avaris ranks in the top 3% of archaeological_site entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,296 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Avaris is located in Sharqia Governorate^[3].
• Avaris is in the country of Egypt^[4].
• Avaris's instance of is recorded as archaeological site^[5].
• Avaris's instance of is recorded as tell^[6].
• Avaris's instance of is recorded as emporium^[7].
• Avaris's instance of is recorded as former settlement^[8].
• Avaris's Commons category is recorded as Avaris^[9].
• Avaris's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 30.786228, 'lon': 31.82253}^[10].
• Avaris's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia^[11].
• Avaris's described by source is recorded as Pauly–Wissowa^[12].
• Avaris's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'grc', 'text': 'Άβαρις'}^[13].
• Avaris's director of archaeological fieldwork is recorded as Manfred Bietak^[14].

Body

Geography

Avaris is in the country of Egypt^[4]. Avaris is located in Sharqia Governorate^[3].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include archaeological site^[5], tell^[6], emporium^[7], and former settlement^[8].

Why It Matters

Avaris ranks in the top 3% of archaeological_site entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,296 views/month).^[2] Avaris has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[15] Avaris is known by 40 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[16]