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Kafr Ammar

Coordinates: 29°48′N 31°14′E / 29.80°N 31.24°E / 29.80; 31.24
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Kafr Ammar
كفر عمّار
Landscape around Kafr Ammar, with the Bent and Red pyramids of Sneferu, Mastabat al-Fir'aun, and Pyramid of Pepi II visible in the background
Landscape around Kafr Ammar, with the Bent and Red pyramids of Sneferu, Mastabat al-Fir'aun, and Pyramid of Pepi II visible in the background
Kafr Ammar is located in Egypt
Kafr Ammar
Kafr Ammar
Location in Egypt
Coordinates: 29°29′53.03″N 31°14′7.04″E / 29.4980639°N 31.2352889°E / 29.4980639; 31.2352889
Country Egypt
GovernorateGharbia
MarkazEl Ayyat
Population
 • Total10,360
Time zoneUTC+2 (EST)

Kafr Ammar (Arabic: كفر عمّار) is a village in the Giza Governorate of Egypt.

The modern village is located on the site of the ancient city of Acanthus (Greek: Ἄκανθος; in Ptolemy, Ἀκανθῶν Πόλις), also known as Tenis (Ancient Greek: Τηνις),[1] on the western bank of the Nile, 120 stadia south of Memphis.[2][3][4][5] The town was situated in the Memphite Nome, and therefore in the Heptanomis. It was renowned for a temple dedicated to Osiris and derived its name from a sacred enclosure composed of acanthus plants.

Some scholars identify it with the ancient Egyptian city of Shena-chen (Ancient Egyptian: Šnʿ-ẖn) or Shenou-anchou (Ancient Egyptian: Šn.w-ʿnḫ.w, lit.'living trees').[6]

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References

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  1. ^ "TM Places". www.trismegistos.org. Retrieved 2023-02-23.
  2. ^ Strabo p. 809
  3. ^ Diod. i. 97
  4. ^ Steph. B. s. v.
  5. ^ Ptol. iv. 5. § 55.
  6. ^ "TM Places". www.trismegistos.org. Retrieved 2023-02-23.

29°48′N 31°14′E / 29.80°N 31.24°E / 29.80; 31.24