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Theadelphia
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Theadelphia
Theadelphia, today known as Batn Ihrit, is an ancient Egyptian town in the region Fayum located south Birket Qarun. The archaeological site contains the ruins of a Ptolemaic temple of the Egyptian crocodile Pnepheros.
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Country: Egypt
District: Faiyum Governorate
Category: Historic Cities and Regions
Site History: 2nd Century BC
Oldest Culture: Ptolemaic
Later Cultures: Roman
Site Features: Ptolemaic Monuments
UNESCO Tentative List
Part of: El Fayoum
Date of Submission: 1994
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