Aţ Ţarfāyah

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Memphis

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

Statue of Rameses II

Work of art

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Statue of Rameses II is a work of art, which is situated 3½ km northwest of Aţ Ţarfāyah.

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Badrashin

Village

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Badrashin is a city, and capital of the eponymous markaz, in Giza Governorate, Egypt. Badrashin County is the site of Ancient Egypt's royal capital, Men-nefer. Badrashin is situated 2½ km north of Aţ Ţarfāyah.

Mit Rahinah

Village

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Mit Rahinah is a village, which is situated 4 km northwest of Aţ Ţarfāyah.

Saqqara

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Saqqara is the name given both to a village 32 km to the south of the Egyptian capital of Cairo 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.

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