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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
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