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.
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  • Type: Locality
  • Description: ancient Egyptian site
  • Also known as: “Taposiris Magna, Taposiris Magna, Taposiris”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Abusir.

Archaeological site
Photo: Einsamer Schütze, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a seaside town on the shore of on the western extremity of Egypt's . It is situated about 48 kilometres southwest of .

Taposiris Magna

Latitude
30.94724° or 30° 56′ 50″ north
Longitude
29.52085° or 29° 31′ 15″ east
Open location code
8G2FWGWC+V8
Open­Street­Map ID
node 768578101
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­locality
Wiki­data ID
Q7684735
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Taposiris Magna” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “تابوزيريس”
  • Arabic: “تابوسيريس”
  • Asturian: “Taposiris Magna”
  • Catalan: “Taposiris Magna”
  • Cebuano: “Taposiris Magna”
  • Dutch: “Taposiris Magna”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “تابوزيريس”
  • Finnish: “Taposiris Megale”
  • French: “Taposiris Magna”
  • Galician: “Taposiris Magna”
  • German: “Abusir”
  • German: “Tap-Osiris-magna”
  • German: “Taposiris Magna”
  • Greek: “Ταπόσιρις η μεγάλη”
  • Hebrew: “טפוסיריס מגנה”
  • Hindi: “तपोसिरिस माग्ना”
  • Italian: “Taposiris Magna”
  • Japanese: “タップ・オシリス・マグナ神殿”
  • Latin: “Taposiris Magna”
  • Malay: “Taposiris Magna”
  • Polish: “Taposiris Magna”
  • Spanish: “Taposiris Magna”
  • Swedish: “Taposiris Magna”
  • Tamil: “தபோசிரிஸ் மக்னா”
  • Ukrainian: “Тапосіріс-Магна”
  • Urdu: “تابوسیریس”
  • Vietnamese: “Taposiris Magna”

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