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Memphis (deserted settlement) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 29 52 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 29.8667 decimal degrees |
| Long: 031 15 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 31.2500 decimal degrees |
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Note: The ruins of the capital of Menes, and for most rulers of Old and Middle Kingdoms until the 18th dynasty; it was superseded by Heracleopolis and later by Thebes; declined after Alexander's conquest. Site of ruins of the Great Temple of Ptah, a large necropolis and royal palaces. Adjacent to the modern city of Mīt Ruhaynah. |
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| Memphis (preferred,C,V,English,U)
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| Noph (C,V)
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| Hut-ka-Ptah (C,V)
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| Manf (C,V)
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| Manfish (C,V)
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| Minf (C,V)
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| White Walls (C,V)
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Giza (governorate) (P) |
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Memphis (deserted settlement) (P,U) |
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Place Types: |
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| deserted settlement (preferred, C) |
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| archaeological site (C) |
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| ancient site (C) |
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| inhabited place (H) |
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capital of Menes ca. 3100 BCE |
| capital (H) |
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Related geographic places: |
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| capital of .... |
New Kingdom .......... (former nation/state/empire) |
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(World, Africa, Egypt, ancient, Pharonic Egypt) [7029635] |
| near/adjacent to .... |
Mīt Ruhaynah .......... (inhabited place) |
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(World, Africa, Egypt, Giza) [7001186] |
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