Location
Boon
- Title
- egy Boon
- Description
- eng An ancient Egyptian settlement located on the West bank of the Nile to the North of the Second Cataract. During the Old Kingdom Boon or Buhen was the site of a trading colony. During the Twelfth Dynasty, a large fortress was built during the reign of Senusret III.
- Identifier
- Pleiades - 795791
- Latitude
- 21.838256
- Longitude
- 31.218456
Linked resources
Archaeological Atlas of Coptic Literature
Interactive Resource