Memphis
Ancient city · Egypt
- Abandoned
- unknown
- Founded
- —
- Population
- —
- Coordinates
- 29.845, 31.251
Why it was abandoned
🏛️ Ancient ruins
Detected automatically from the text: древнеегипетский город
History
Memphis, 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, in Badrashin markaz (county), Giza Governorate, Egypt.