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    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.
    UNESCO Tentative List
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    Taposiris Magna


    UNESCO Tentative List

    Date of Submission

    2003

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    3rd Century BC


    Ptolemaic

    Ptolemaic

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    Ptolemaic Monuments


     

     

     

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