Memphis

Also known as Hut-ka-Ptah, Hekaptah, Memphis, Egypt, Man

ancient capital of Inebu-hedj, Egypt

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Memphis was the ancient capital city of Egypt, originally known as Inebu-hedj, and served as a major center of power and culture for thousands of years during pharaonic times. It matters today because it represents a crucial period in human civilization and provides archaeologists with important evidence about how one of history's greatest early societies was organized and lived.

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Area: 155.16
Elevation: 20
Image: Memphis, Ramses II, Ancient Egypt.jpg

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Commons category: Memphis, Egypt
Commons gallery: Memphis (Égypte)
start time: 3100-00-00
P8168: Stephen Walt

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Memphis (Egyptian Arabic: منف, romanized: Manf, pronounced [mænf]; Bohairic Coptic: ⲙⲉⲙϥⲓ; Greek: Μέμφις), or Men-nefer, was the ancient capital of Inebu-hedj, the first nome of Lower Egypt that was known as mḥw ("North"). Its ruins are located in the vicinity of the present-day village of Mit Rahina (Arabic: ميت رهينة), in Badrashin markaz (county), Giza Governorate, Egypt.

Along with the pyramid fields that stretch across a desert plateau for more than 30 kilometres (19 mi) on its west, including the famous Pyramids of Giza, Memphis and its necropolis have been listed as a World Heritage Site. The site is open to the public as an open-air museum.