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The
forgotten capital
Tanis is like no other site in Egypt, and the
journey getting there is very much a part of the
total experience. So do not fall asleep. You will
have to travel through the green and completely
flat Nile delta . And then, suddenly, weird brown
mounds rise above the ground. where only a couple
of simple huts mark where the ruins of Tanis are.
When you are there all by yourself, knowing that it was Egypt's capital
for more than 350 years, and that the main temple
was among the largest ever built in Egypt, your
imagination is tickled.
Tanis has many fine statues, great reliefs,
unusually many nilometers and some royal tombs
built according to patterns not used since the Old
Kingdom mastabas.
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Tanis has plenty of obelisks, most lie on
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The greatest temple
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Nowadays it is used by local men for bathing, but
foreign female visitors will not be denied entry.
It was formerly used by local brides for bathing,
but that practice has now moved to the nearby Tamusi bath, which is more secluded.
Cleopatra's Pool has a little cafe, sheltered from
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Temple
of Khonsu &Temple of
Horus
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Temple
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Temple of Horus |
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