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Taposiris Magna
Taposiris Magna, now Abusir, is an Ancient city located in Alexandria Governorate, Egypt. It was established by King Ptolemy II Philadelphus between 280 BC and 270 BC. The site includes a necropolis and two monuments that were partly restored in the 1930s: the tower that has been used in the reconstruction of the lighthouse of Alexandria and the remains of a temple of Osiris that is also believed to be the last resting place of Cleopatra.
The site is one of the elements included in the UNESCO Tentative List for World Heritage designation, Alexandria, ancient remains and the new library.by Koantao, CC BY-SA 3.0 , from Wikimedia Commonsby Roland Unger, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commonsby Aymantarek24, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia CommonsElevation: 36 m
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UNESCO Tentative List
Date of Submission
2003
3rd Century BC
Ptolemaic
Ptolemaic
Ptolemaic Monuments
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