Qustul

Qustul
Qustul Incense Burner (3200-3000 BCE), below, side with hypothesized white crown
Shown within Northeast Africa
Qustul (Egypt)
LocationAswan Governorate, Egypt
RegionNubia
Coordinates22°14′0″N 31°37′0″E / 22.23333°N 31.61667°E / 22.23333; 31.61667
TypeArchaeological site

Qustul (Arabic: قسطل, romanized: Qusṭul) is an archaeological cemetery located on the eastern bank of the Nile in Lower Nubia, just opposite of Ballana near the Sudan frontier. The site has archaeological records from the A-Group culture, the New Kingdom of Egypt and the X-Group culture.

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