Wad Ban Naqa preserves the two-story palace of Queen Amanishakheto — one of the Candaces, the powerful queens of Meroe — along with temples of Isis and the dwarf god Bes. Most enigmatic is a massive circular building with walls rising 5 meters, its purpose unknown — nothing comparable exists elsewhere in Meroitic architecture. The palace's scale and sophistication demonstrate that Meroitic queens wielded power equal to kings. At 352.69° bearing to Giza across 1,511 km, Wad Ban Naqa sits within the Meroe-region cluster of sacred sites that define the Butana energy field south of the Fifth Cataract.
WikipediaStellar Alignments (76 stars)
| Star ▴ | Rise Az ▴ | Rise Δ ▴ | Set Az ▴ | Set Δ ▴ | Tradition ▴ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thuban | 19.9° | 27.2° | 340.1° | 12.6° | |
| Dubhe | 23.3° | 30.6° | 336.8° | 15.9° | |
| Schedar | 29.5° | 36.8° | 330.5° | 22.2° | |
| Mizar | 31.4° | 38.7° | 328.6° | 24.1° | |
| Eltanin | 35.3° | 42.6° | 324.7° | 28.0° | |
| Mirfak | 37.1° | 44.4° | 322.9° | 29.8° | |
| Alkaid | 37.7° | 45.0° | 322.3° | 30.4° | |
| Capella | 41.4° | 48.7° | 318.6° | 34.1° | |
| Deneb | 42.2° | 49.5° | 317.8° | 34.9° | |
| Algol | 46.9° | 54.2° | 313.1° | 39.5° | |
| Vega | 49.2° | 56.5° | 310.8° | 41.9° | |
| Castor | 56.6° | 63.9° | 303.4° | 49.3° | |
| Alpheratz | 59.5° | 66.8° | 300.5° | 52.2° | |
| Scheat | 60.6° | 67.9° | 299.4° | 53.3° | |
| Pollux | 60.6° | 68.0° | 299.4° | 53.3° | |
| Bharani (41 Arietis) | 61.5° | 68.8° | 298.5° | 54.1° | |
| Alphecca | 62.0° | 69.3° | 298.0° | 54.7° | |
| Pleiades (Alcyone) | 64.8° | 72.1° | 295.2° | 57.5° | |
| Hamal | 65.5° | 72.8° | 294.5° | 58.2° | |
| Kornephoros | 67.5° | 74.8° | 292.5° | 60.2° | |
| Pushya (Gamma Cancri) | 67.6° | 74.9° | 292.4° | 60.3° | |
| Arcturus | 70.0° | 77.3° | 290.0° | 62.6° | |
| Aldebaran | 72.8° | 80.1° | 287.2° | 65.5° | |
| Alhena | 72.9° | 80.2° | 287.1° | 65.6° | |
| Markab | 74.1° | 81.4° | 285.9° | 66.8° | |
| Denebola | 74.8° | 82.1° | 285.2° | 67.5° | |
| Rasalgethi | 75.0° | 82.3° | 285.0° | 67.7° | |
| Rasalhague | 76.9° | 84.2° | 283.1° | 69.6° | |
| Regulus | 77.5° | 84.8° | 282.5° | 70.2° | |
| Vindemiatrix | 78.6° | 85.9° | 281.4° | 71.3° | |
| Enif | 79.7° | 87.0° | 280.3° | 72.4° | |
| Altair | 80.8° | 88.1° | 279.3° | 73.4° | |
| Betelgeuse | 82.3° | 89.6° | 277.7° | 75.0° | |
| Unukalhai | 83.3° | 90.6° | 276.7° | 76.0° | |
| Bellatrix | 83.4° | 90.7° | 276.6° | 76.1° | |
| Procyon | 84.5° | 91.9° | 275.4° | 77.2° | |
| Mintaka | 90.3° | 97.6° | 269.7° | 83.0° | |
| Sadalmelik | 90.3° | 97.6° | 269.7° | 83.0° | |
| Orion Belt (Alnilam) | 91.3° | 98.6° | 268.8° | 83.9° | |
| Alnitak | 92.0° | 99.3° | 268.0° | 84.7° | |
| Sadalsuud | 95.8° | 103.1° | 264.2° | 88.5° | |
| Rigel | 98.6° | 105.9° | 261.4° | 91.2° | |
| Alphard | 99.0° | 106.3° | 261.0° | 91.7° | |
| Zubeneschamali | 99.8° | 107.1° | 260.2° | 92.5° | |
| Saiph | 100.1° | 107.4° | 259.9° | 92.8° | |
| Spica | 101.7° | 109.0° | 258.4° | 94.3° | |
| Sabik | 106.4° | 113.7° | 253.6° | 99.1° | |
| Zubenelgenubi | 106.8° | 114.1° | 253.3° | 99.4° | |
| Sirius | 107.5° | 114.8° | 252.5° | 100.2° | |
| Murzim | 108.8° | 116.1° | 251.2° | 101.5° | |
| Diphda | 108.8° | 116.1° | 251.2° | 101.5° | |
| Nunki | 117.5° | 124.8° | 242.5° | 110.2° | |
| Wezen | 117.6° | 124.9° | 242.4° | 110.3° | |
| Antares | 117.7° | 125.0° | 242.3° | 110.3° | |
| Adhara | 120.3° | 127.7° | 239.7° | 113.0° | |
| Fomalhaut | 121.0° | 128.3° | 239.0° | 113.7° | |
| Phact | 125.8° | 133.1° | 234.3° | 118.4° | |
| Kaus Australis | 126.1° | 133.4° | 233.9° | 118.8° | |
| Menkent | 128.2° | 135.5° | 231.8° | 120.9° | |
| Shaula | 129.0° | 136.3° | 231.0° | 121.7° | |
| Naos | 132.1° | 139.4° | 227.9° | 124.8° | |
| Ankaa | 134.6° | 141.9° | 225.4° | 127.3° | |
| Suhail | 135.8° | 143.1° | 224.2° | 128.5° | |
| Regor | 140.1° | 147.4° | 219.9° | 132.8° | |
| Canopus | 146.1° | 153.4° | 213.9° | 138.8° | |
| Alsephina | 148.4° | 155.7° | 211.6° | 141.1° | |
| Peacock | 150.7° | 158.0° | 209.3° | 143.4° | |
| Gacrux | 151.1° | 158.4° | 208.9° | 143.8° | |
| Achernar | 151.3° | 158.6° | 208.7° | 144.0° | |
| Avior | 154.0° | 161.3° | 206.0° | 146.7° | |
| Mimosa (Becrux) | 154.2° | 161.5° | 205.8° | 146.9° | |
| Hadar | 155.0° | 162.3° | 205.0° | 147.7° | |
| Rigil Kentaurus | 155.6° | 162.9° | 204.4° | 148.3° | |
| Acrux | 158.5° | 165.8° | 201.5° | 151.2° | |
| Atria | 166.9° | 174.2° | 193.1° | 159.6° | |
| Miaplacidus | 168.1° | 175.4° | 191.9° | 160.8° |
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