Mareia

Title: grc Mareia; grc Philoxenite; ara Al-Hawwāriyyah
Description: Immediately north of modern Hawwariya on the southern shore of Lake Mariout in Egypt, archaeological excavations have uncovered an extensive and evidently purpose-built settlement of the latter sixth century CE, with remains of harbor and industrial installations, baths, shops, a funerary church, and a large basilica. This site, probably to be identified as Philoxenite, catered to the needs of pilgrims travling to shrine of Saint Menas in Abu Mina. It expanded and replaced a site of at least Hellenistic and Roman date that is perhaps to be identified as Mareia.
Identifier: https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/727153
Latitude: 30.99482
Longitude: 29.656394

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