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Fortresses tagged “askut”

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🇸🇩 Sudan · Ancient city

Askut Island Fortress

Middle Kingdom to X-Group (1860–500 BCE peak 1850 BCE) · Ancient Egyptian occupier

Mid-Nile island kite-fort Askut guarding Second Cataract channel.

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🇸🇩 Sudan · Pyramid

Askut Fortress — Island Stronghold

Middle Kingdom–New Kingdom · Ancient Egyptian

Compact island fortress mid-stream in Batn el-Hajar (≈ 351 km south of Aswan) built by Senusret III on narrow Askut Island between Shalfak and Mirgissa, controlling the rock-choked channel where…