Bigeh
Native name: بيجة | |
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Bigeh Island Location in Egypt | |
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| Location | Nile River |
| Coordinates | 24°01′16″N 32°53′06″E / 24.021°N 32.885°E |
| Adjacent to | Nile |
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Egypt | |
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| snmwt in hieroglyphs | ||||
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| Era: Middle Kingdom (2055–1650 BC) | ||||
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| snm(w)t or snm(w)tt in hieroglyphs | |||||||
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Bigeh (Arabic: بجح; Ancient Egyptian znmwt) is an island and archaeological site situated along the Nile River in historic Nubia and within the Aswan Governorate of southern Egypt. The island has been situated in the reservoir of the Old Aswan Dam since the dam's initial completion in 1902.