Leontopolis
Ancient city · Egypt
- Abandoned
- unknown
- Founded
- —
- Population
- —
- Coordinates
- 30.293, 31.333
Why it was abandoned
🏛️ Ancient ruins
Detected automatically from the text: archaeological site in Egypt
History
Leontopolis is the Koine Greek name of a city that may correspond to either the modern area of Tell el Yehudiye or Tell el-Yahudiya. It was an ancient city of Egypt in the 13th nome of Lower Egypt on the Pelusiac branch of the Nile. This site is known for its distinctive pottery known as Tell el-Yahudiyeh Ware.