Kafr Ammar
Kafr Ammar كفر عمّار | |
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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 | |
29°29′53.03″N 31°14′7.04″E / 29.4980639°N 31.2352889°E / 29.4980639; 31.2352889 | |
Country | Egypt |
Governorate | Gharbia |
Markaz | El Ayyat |
Population | |
• Total | 10,360 |
Time zone | UTC+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 an ancient city Acanthus (Greek: Ἄκανθος; in Ptolemy, Ἀκανθῶν Πόλις), also called Tenis (Ancient Greek: Τηνις),[1] on the western bank of the Nile, 120 stadia south of Memphis.[2][3][4][5] The town was in the Memphite Nome, and, therefore, in the Heptanomis. It was celebrated for a temple of Osiris, and received its name from a sacred enclosure composed of the acanthus plants.
Some scholars identify it with Egyptian city Shena-chen (Ancient Egyptian: Šnʿ-ẖn) or Shenou-anchou (Ancient Egyptian: Šn.w-ʿnḫ.w, lit. 'living trees').[6]
See also
- List of ancient Egyptian towns and cities
- Tarkhan (Egypt)
References
- This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Acanthus". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.
29°48′N 31°14′E / 29.80°N 31.24°E / 29.80; 31.24