Taposiris Magna
Taposiris Magna, also known as Tapusir Magna, is a city established by Pharaoh Ptolemy II Philadelphus between 280 and 270 BC. The name means "great tomb of Osiris", which Plutarch identifies with an Egyptian temple in the city.
- Locality
- …lies at an elevation of around 10 metres (50 feet)
- …is also known as “Taposiris Magna, Taposiris Magna, Taposiris”
- Description: ancient Egyptian site
Places of Interest
Highlights include Abusir.
Taposiris Magna
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Latitude
30.94724° or 30° 56′ 50″ north
Longitude
29.52085° or 29° 31′ 15″ east
Open location code
8G2FWGWC+V8
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=yes
OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Taposiris Magna” goes by many names.
تابوزيريسArabic
تابوسيريسArabic
Taposiris MagnaAsturian
Taposiris MagnaCatalan
Taposiris MagnaCebuano
Taposiris MagnaDutch
تابوزيريسEgyptian Arabic
Taposiris MegaleFinnish
Taposiris MagnaGalician
Ταπόσιρις η μεγάληGreek
טפוסיריס מגנהHebrew
तपोसिरिस माग्नाHindi
Taposiris MagnaItalian
タップ・オシリス・マグナ神殿Japanese
Taposiris MagnaLatin
Taposiris MagnaMalay
Taposiris MagnaPolish
Taposiris MagnaSwedish
தபோசிரிஸ் மக்னாTamil
Тапосіріс-МагнаUkrainian
تابوسیریسUrdu
Taposiris MagnaVietnamese
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