Tinnis
Also known as Tennis
Tennis or Tinnīs (, ) was a medieval city in Egypt which no longer exists. It was most prosperous from the 9th century to the 11th century until its abandonment. It was located at 31°12′N 32°14′E, on an island in Lake Manzala, southwest of Port Said.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Tennis
- Settlement.native_name
- ⲑⲉⲛⲛⲉⲥⲓ
- Settlement.map_caption
- Tennis, Egypt
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Egypt
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- bottom
- Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
- 300
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Egypt
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Governorate
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Port Said
- Settlement.unit_pref
- Imperial
- Settlement.population_blank1_title
- Ethnicities
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8 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- History
- Prosperity
- Culture and entertainment
- Abandonment
- References
- Further reading
- External links
Tennis or Tinnīs (, ) was a medieval city in Egypt which no longer exists. It was most prosperous from the 9th century to the 11th century until its abandonment. It was located at 31°12′N 32°14′E, on an island in Lake Manzala, southwest of Port Said.
==Etymology== The city's name was taken from Lake Tinnis, Lake Manzala's name at the time.
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