Tall al Fakhrī

Tall al Fakhrī is a hill in , and has an elevation of 25 metres. Tall al Fakhrī is situated nearby to the village , as well as near the locality .
  • Type: Hill with an elevation of 25 metres
  • Description: hill in Egypt
  • Also known as: “Tall al Fakhri” and “Tell el Fakhri”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Memphis and Statue of Rameses II.

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is the English name for the present-day site of one of the great ancient capital cities of . Although very little remains to be seen on the surface, features a great sculpture museum, in the Mit Rahina village some 24 km south of the modern Egyptian capital of .

Work of art
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is a work of art.

Photo: Oltau, CC BY 3.0.
The , sometimes called the Step or Step Pyramid of Horus Netjerikhet, is an archaeological site in the necropolis, , northwest of the ruins of . is situated 4 km northwest of Tall al Fakhrī.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mit Rahinah and Saqqara.

Village
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is a village.

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is the name given both to a village 32 km to the south of the capital of and to the extensive ancient necropolis on the plateau above the Nile Valley, the location of tombs and pyramids dating to the Predynastic, Old Kingdom, New Kingdom and Late Periods of ancient Egyptian history.

Village
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is a city, and capital of the eponymous markaz, in , . County is the site of Ancient Egypt's royal capital, .

Tall al Fakhrī

Latitude
29.85° or 29° 51′ north
Longitude
31.25° or 31° 15′ east
Elevation
25 metres (82 feet)
Open location code
7GXHR7X2+X2
Geo­Names ID
357025
Wiki­data ID
Q23951727
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Satellite Map

Discover Tall al Fakhrī from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Swedish—“Tall al Fakhrī” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “تل الفخري”
  • Cebuano: “Tall al Fakhrī”
  • Dutch: “Tall al Fakhrī”
  • Swedish: “Tall al Fakhrī”

Localities in the Area

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