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<< Text Pages >> Leontopolis - Ancient Village or Settlement in Egypt in Lower Egypt (North)

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Multi-periodSite Name: Leontopolis Alternative Name: Ney-ta-hut, Tell el Yehudiye, Tell el-Yahudiya
Country: Egypt
NOTE: This site is 43.857 km away from the location you searched for.

Region: Lower Egypt (North) Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Nearest Town: Cairo  Nearest Village: Shabin al Qanatir
Latitude: 30.288889N  Longitude: 31.360556E
Condition:
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4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
no data Ambience:
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4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
no data Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
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5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
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Ancient Village or Settlement in Lower Egypt (North)

Leontopolis was an ancient city of Egypt in the 13th nome of Lower Egypt, on the Pelusiac branch of the Nile. Earthwork enclosures of the late Middle Kingdom or Second Intermediate Period as well as a temple and palace of Ramesses II were found. The Hebrew temple and town of Onias were also found here.

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