Mendes

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Mendes

Mendes also known as Djedet, Per-Banebdjedet, modern Tell El-Ruba is an archaeological site in Egypt. It is located in the eastern Nile delta and was the capital of the 16th Lower Egyptian nome of Kha, until it was replaced by Thmuis in Greco-Roman Egypt.

Site Information

Country: Egypt

District: Dakahlia Governorate

Category: Historic Cities and Regions

Site History: Second Millennium BC

Oldest Culture: Ancient Egyptians

Later Cultures: ptolemaic + Roman

Site Features: Ancient Egyptian & Ptolemaic & Roman Monuments

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Elevation: 9 m

UNESCO

World Heitage Sites in Egypt Tentative Lists in Egypt Intangible Heritage in Egypt

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