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The Wdj-ur Wreck was a shipwreck located off the coast of Herakleion Nome, Egypt.

It was explored by the Medjay Bayek of Siwa in the mid-1st century BCE, who recovered its treasures.

The name of the site, Wdj-ur, is Egyptian, considered to mean 'Great Green'; the Egyptian name for the Mediterranean Sea.

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+{{Era|Locations}}[[File:ACO_Wdj-ur_Wreck.jpg|thumb|250px|Wdj-ur Wreck]]
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+The '''Wdj-ur Wreck''' was a [[shipwreck]] located off the coast of [[Herakleion Nome]], [[Egypt]].
-The '''Wdj-ur Wreck''' was a [[shipwreck sites|shipwreck site]] located off the coast of [[Herakleion Nome]], [[Egypt]].
-It was later explored by the [[Medjay]], [[Bayek]] of [[Siwa]] in the mid-1st century BCE, who recovered its treasure.
+It was explored by the [[Medjay]] [[Bayek]] of [[Siwa]] in the mid-1st century BCE, who recovered its treasures.
+==Trivia==
+*The name of the site, ''Wdj-ur'', is Egyptian, considered to mean 'Great Green'; the Egyptian name for the [[Mediterranean Sea]].
 ==Appearance==