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Aniba

Also known as Miam

Aniba, ancient Miam, was a town on the Nile in Lower Nubia, in what is now southern Egypt. A Middle Kingdom fortress there grew into the administrative centre of Wawat under the New Kingdom, the seat of the deputy for Lower Nubia, with a temple of Horus and large cemeteries. The site now lies under Lake Nasser.

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Viceroyalty of Kush

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APA: The Epoch Institute. (2026). Aniba. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/aniba
MLA: “Aniba.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/aniba. Accessed .
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