Tell el-Maschuta

Tell el-Maschuta - either the ancient Egyptian Per Tem/Pi-Tem or Tjeku - is located in the Wadi Tumilat region in the eastern about 16 kilometers west of and about 18 kilometers east of Tell er-Retaba.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Archaeological site
  • Description: archaeological site in Egypt
  • Also known as: “Tell el- Maskhuta” and “Tell el-Maskhuta”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Abu Suweir Air Base.

Aerodrome
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
is an Egyptian Air Force base, located approximately 17.1 kilometres west of and 116 kilometres northeast of . It is positioned for strategic defence of the Suez Canal waterway.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pithom.

Locality
Photo: Sailko, CC BY-SA 3.0.
was an ancient city of Egypt. References in the Hebrew Bible and ancient Greek and Roman sources exist for this city, but its exact location remains somewhat uncertain. is situated 3 km west of Tell el-Maschuta.

Tell el-Maschuta

Latitude
30.55289° or 30° 33′ 10″ north
Longitude
32.09943° or 32° 5′ 58″ east
Open location code
8G2JH33X+5Q
Open­Street­Map ID
way 243182530
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Wiki­data ID
Q121773
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Russian—“Tell el-Maschuta” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “تل المسخوطة”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “تل المسخوطه”
  • French: “Tell el-Maskhouta”
  • German: “Tell el-Maschuta”
  • Russian: “Телль эль-Масхута”
  • Russian: “Телль-эль-Масхута”
  • Russian: “Тель эл-Масхута”
  • “Tell el-Maschuta”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Mahattat Abu Suwayr and El-mahsma El-qadema.

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