Memphis, Egyp

Memphis

منف
Ruins o the pillared haw o Rameses II at Memphis
Shawn within Egypt
Location	Mit Rahina, Cairo Govrenorate, Egyp
Region	Lawer Egyp
Coordinates	29°50′41″N 31°15′3″E / 29.84472°N 31.25083°E / 29.84472; 31.25083Coordinates: 29°50′41″N 31°15′3″E / 29.84472°N 31.25083°E / 29.84472; 31.25083
Teep	Settlement
History
Bigger	Unkent, wis already in existence during Iry-Hor's reign[1]
Foondit	Possibly 31st century BC
Abandoned	7t century AD
Periods	Early Dynastic Period tae Early Middle Ages
UNESCO Warld Heritage Steid
Offeecial name	Memphis an its Necropolis – the Pyramid Fields frae Giza tae Dahshur
Teep	Cultural
Criteria	i, iii, vi
Designatit	1979 (3rd session)
Reference no.	86
Region	Arab States

Memphis (Arabic: منف‎ Manf  pronounced [mænf]; Greek: Μέμφις) wis the auncient caipital o Aneb-Hetch, the first nome o Lawer Egyp. Its ruins are locatit near the toun o Mit Rahina, 20 km (12 mi) sooth o Cairo.